A self-proclaimed eyebrow 'scientist' has copped a $21,890 penalty for ripping off two workers. The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action when the business owner failed to comply with two Compliance Notices. The Notices directed her to back-pay the workers their…
A Victorian massage parlour operator has been penalised $19,100 for underpaying a Chinese worker $13,552. The employer also admitted to providing false records to the Fair Work Ombudsman in a bid to cover up to wage theft. Massage parlour operator…
A massage parlour operator is facing court for allegedly underpaying a Chinese worker more than $13,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman also accuses the Ballarat business and their accountancy firm of providing false records to disguise the wage theft. Massage parlour…
A nail salon operator has been caught for a second time stealing from his workers. The case has prompted employment law experts to renew the call for criminal penalties for wage theft. Nail salon operator ripped off five staff Albert…
A nail salon operator blamed a “cyber-attack” for falsified records that covered up $50,000 of wage theft. The Federal Circuit Court dismissed the employer's excuse, describing the cover up as “an elaborate sham”. Judge Stewart Brown said the records created…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has let another company off the hook for wage theft. Instead of prosecuting the company, the regulator has entered into an agreement called an Enforceable Undertaking. The wage theft The operators of the OKS Hair and…
Young apprentices are easy targets for exploitation by greedy bosses, according to employment law experts. Industrial advocate Miles Heffernan said young apprentices are particularly vulnerable to wage theft. "Young people starting their working career often don't know their workplace rights,…