A catering company based at the Rules Club in Wagga in New South Wales has been penalised $50,100 for wage theft. The Federal Circuit Court penalised Mohammed Yasin, the former sole director and part-owner of A to Z Catering Solution…
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 Queensland wage theft inquiry has made 17 recommendations to tackle the problem in the state. Crucially, the Education, Employment and Small Business Committee has recommended the introduction of criminal penalties for deliberate and reckless wage theft. Wage theft costs…
Businesses in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales will be targeted in the latest round of wage theft audits. The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit 600 businesses in the area. Inspectors will check that employers are paying legal…
Wage theft costs the Queensland economy $1.2 billion annually, more than car crashes and natural disasters, according to a new report. The McKell Institute research also found that 437,000 workers in the state are victims of wage theft. Wage theft…
Fair Work has let the operators of an Asian supermarket 'off the hook' for wage theft, according to experts. The workplace watchdog chose not to commence litigation, despite the employer underpaying three workers $75,000. Instead, Fair Work entered into an…
A Queensland transport company has been penalised $80,000 for underpaying an employee. The Fair Work Ombudsman had previously warned the business about paying proper wages and entitlements. Transport company penalised Bundaberg Refrigerated Transport transports refrigerated farm produce to various destinations…
Sydney's Newtown is being targeted in a new wage theft crackdown by the workplace regulator. The Fair Work Ombudsman is warning the operators of restaurants, cafes and take away outlets in the inner-city suburb to pay proper wages and entitlements.…
A fruit market operator has been hit with an eye-watering record $660,000 penalty for wage theft. It is the largest court-ordered penalty ever imposed for wage theft as a result of litigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Fruit market operator…
Neil Perry's restaurants have back-paid workers $1.6 million in stolen wages. The Rockpool Dining Group runs the exclusive Rockpool Bar and Grill venues in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Earlier this year, workers went public with wage theft allegations. Neil Perry's…