A Crust pizza franchisee is facing legal action after allegedly underpaying seven workers a total of $35,725. The outlet's owner is also accused of providing false records to Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors to hide the wage theft. Crust pizza franchisee…
IT boss Samran Habib reckons young Aussie interns are lazy because they don't want to work for him for free. A recent news.com.au story about Habib accused him of exploiting young interns to help build websites for his company without…
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 SIM card provider has been penalised $25,000 after it was caught underpaying a worker. It's the second time Fair Work has caught the global company engaging in wage theft. SIM card provider caught for second time The Federal Circuit…
A sushi outlet operator has been penalised $200,000 for running a dodgy internship program that exploited young overseas workers. The dodgy internship scheme resulted in three workers missing out on $51,025 in wages. Dodgy internship program Hyo Jun ‘John’ Kwon…
A servo operator has copped a record $100,000 in penalties for falsifying wage records. The Federal Circuit Court imposed the penalties - the highest imposed relating solely to record-keeping and pay slip breaches. Servo operator cops record penalty Peter Dagher formerly…
A Cairns restaurant owner has been penalised a whopping $169,000 for underpaying a waitress $33,000. The Federal Circuit Court penalised Miyuki Yogo and her company Poisson Pty Ltd, $168,924 for the wage theft. Cairns restaurant owner penalised Ms Yogo used…
A childcare operator failed to pay two workers any wages for an entire year. Instead, the employer told the women they needed to complete a dodgy unpaid vocational work experience scheme. Childcare operator fails to pay any wages Jan Shang…
Fair Work inspectors have raided restaurants and cafes along a popular Melbourne dining strip. Inspectors are checking that businesses are paying their workers proper wages and also lawful entitlements. They are also making sure they are keeping proper employment records…
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…