A construction business has been penalised $33,000 for ripping off a young apprentice. The Fair Work Ombudsman took legal action after the company ignored a Compliance Notice requiring it to rectify the wage theft. Construction business penalised Westbridge Constructions (VIC)…
A convenience store operator has been penalised $16,000 for ignoring three Compliance Notices requiring them to back-pay workers. The Federal Circuit and Family Court also ordered the employer to back-pay $15,220 to a casual retail assistant. Convenience store operator penalised…
A Queensland fencing company has been penalised $14,000 for ignoring an order to back-pay a worker almost $9,000. Industrial advocates say employers who ignore orders from the regulator to rectify wage theft will incur unnecessary financial penalties. Queensland fencing company…
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…
A failed Gold Coast childcare operator owes 37 workers $250,000 in redundancy entitlements. The Federal Circuit and Family Court penalised the company behind the centre $45,000 for the wage theft. It also ordered it to back-pay the workers in full.…
A Brisbane supermarket operator has been penalised $20,500 for wage theft. The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced litigation after the employer ignored a Compliance Notice requiring them to back-pay a worker. Brisbane supermarket operator penalised Songbo (Alex) Yang runs the Universal…
The five-star Shangri-La Hotel has admitted underpaying 199 workers more than $3 million. Despite the size of the wage theft, the Fair Work Ombudsman will not commence legal action against the company behind the hotel. Instead, it has entered into…
Brisbane's London Spice restaurant in Bulimba is accused of underpaying a young waitress. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of the restaurant alleging they ignored a Compliance Notice. The Notice required them to calculate the…
An airport baggage service company is facing court action after allegedly underpaying a driver. The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges the company failed to comply with a Compliance Notice. The N0tice required the company to calculate the underpayments and then back-pay…
Queensland has the best wage theft laws in the country, according to experts. The laws came into effect in September 2020 and make wage theft a crime in the state. They also make it easier for workers to recover stolen…