A clothing retailer has been penalised $43,375 for underpaying a casual worker and breaching record-keeping laws. The court also found the employer ignored a Compliance Notice issued by the Fair Work Ombudsman requiring it to back-pay the worker. Clothing retailer…
Wage theft raids in Brisbane and Melbourne have recovered $1,212,727 for 131 fast food, hospitality and retail workers. Industrial advocates say the raids are further proof that wage theft is endemic in many industries. Wage theft raids in Brisbane and…
A petrol station attendant has been awarded $64,800 after his employer did not allow him to take toilet breaks. Additionally, the employer underpaid the worker more than $2,000. Petrol station attendant underpaid three ways Shahin Enterprises owns and operates the…
A cupcake retailer is facing huge penalties for allegedly ripping off 35 workers by more than $55,000. Most of the employees are visa holders from countries including South Korea, India and Indonesia. Melbourne cupcake retailer facing huge penalties Facing the…
A Melbourne clothing store operator is in court over Compliance Notice failures. The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against: Zurel Pty Ltd, the operator of a clothing store trading as ‘316 Melbourne’, and the…
The operator of a chain of sushi outlets has copped a huge $124,416 penalty for deliberately underpaying migrant workers in Canberra. The Federal Circuit Court penalised Rebecca Yi Jeong Shin, who owns and operates ‘Sushi Bay Belconnen’ $20,736, and her…
Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors raided more than 80 businesses in Geelong's university precinct last week after numerous complaints of wage theft. The surprise workplace compliance checks started on Monday, and included businesses located at Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Grovedale, Newtown…
One in five workers is being underpaid, according to new audit by the Fair Work Ombudsman, suggesting that wage theft is a national problem affecting tens of thousands of workers. Fair Work inspectors raided more than 1,300 businesses in towns…
A global SIM card provider has been penalised $25,000 after being caught underpaying a worker for a second time. The Federal Circuit Court found that Lyamobile Pty Ltd failed to pay an administrative employee in its Parramatta office in Sydney…
The former franchisee of a Caltex service station has been whacked with almost $100,000 in penalties after being caught falsifying wage records. The penalties are the highest imposed by the Federal Circuit Court relating solely to record-keeping and pay slip…