A bakery worker has been penalised a total of $60,480 for taking advantage of a migrant worker's vulnerability. The Federal Circuit and Family Court said it needed set the penalties at a level to provide “an adequate deterrent”. Bakery operator…
A Queensland sole trader has been accused of ripping off three cleaners and housekeepers. The Fair Work Ombudsman also alleges the employer ignored two Compliance Notices, requiring him to back-pay the workers. Queensland sole trader accused of ripping off workers…
Fair Work has finally made an effort to recover stolen wages, clawing back $148 million in underpayments for 69,735 workers. The sum is a record of back-paid wages and entitlements, and is contained in the regulator's annual report released this…
Hundreds of workers in Gold Coast cafes, take away stores and restaurants have been underpaid a total of $215,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered the wage theft during surprise audits of 50 "cheap eats" outlets in the area. Gold Coast…
A Brisbane sushi store is facing more than $630,000 in penalties for allegedly underpaying 34 staff. The outlet is also accused of providing falsified documents to Fair Work inspectors to cover up the wage theft. The huge penalties are ten…
A stone fruit farm has been penalised $144,000 for 'deliberate and conscious' wage theft involving two workers. The Federal Circuit Court was scathing of the conduct of Zucco Farming Pty Ltd, which operates a stone fruit farm near Swan Hill.…
More than $1 million in stolen wages has been recovered for 2,500 fruit and vegetable pickers. The Fair Work Ombudsman's Harvest Trail Inquiry involved 638 wage theft investigations over the past five years. The regulator targeted 444 growers and 194…
The operator of a food outlet is facing court, accused of stealing the wages of a 71 year-old cook. The alleged wage theft meant the elderly worker effectively went for eight weeks without being paid any wages. Restaurant accused of…
Three greedy pharmacy operators have been penalised $45,000 for stealing 93 weeks of wages from a migrant worker. Nader Bastawrose, Amgad Samaan and Ashraf Youssef operate a number of ‘Save and Deliver’ pharmacies in Sydney. The Federal Court penalised each…
A greedy and heartless boss stole more than $24,500 from his workers just to see "what he could get away with". Steven Chung, former manager of the Oliver Brown chocolate café on the Gold Coast, made the extraordinary admission to…