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400 businesses in Melbourne and Perth to be audited by FWO
250 businesses in Melbourne’s Dandenong region will be audited by the Fair Work Ombudsman as part of a new campaign to check that employers are paying the correct minimum hourly rates, penalty rates, allowances, loadings and providing appropriate meal breaks. Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James says the Dandenong region is home to thousands of businesses […]
Is that a torn note in your till? Melbourne restaurant in hot water for unlawful deductions
A Melbourne fast food restaurant has been officially cautioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman after a random audit discovered a range of unlawful deductions were being taken from staff wages.
Businesswomen who underpaid because minimum pay rates are “just crazy” fined $228,000
A $228,000 fine has been handed down to the operator of a travel services company for underpaying an employee because she thinks the requirement of minimum pay rates is “just crazy”.
FWO crackdown on hospitality industry unveils over $1.2 million in underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has conducted spot checks in restaurants, cafés and catering companies throughout the country, finding over $1.2 million in underpayments in the process.
Underpaying backpackers leads to $100,000 in fines
Almost $100,00 in penalties has been handed down to a Cairns businessman and his tour company after he was found guilty of underpaying five backpackers.
Less English, less pay: Restaurant owner admits underpaying workers according to English skills
The owner of a restaurant that last year catered for the Chinese President’s travelling party to Hobart has admitted to underpaying an employee because her English skills were simply not up to scratch.
Sydney childcare centre underpays workers over $360,000
The Federal Circuit Court has penalised a Sydney businessman $28,900 for underpaying employees at his former childcare centre over $360,000.
Security guards allegedly underpaid $94,000
The Fair Work Ombudsman has begun taking legal action against a NSW security contractor for allegedly underpaying 14 security guards almost $94,000.
Aged care workers underpaid $4.8 million
Staff are to be back-paid $4.8 million after their overtime rates were underpaid for at least six years.
$15 a day & overcrowded accommodation: Company under FWO spotlight
The FWO has found a Taiwanese company has underpaid dozens of Chinese and Filipino workers it brought to regional NSW $873,000 and housed them in overcrowded accommodation.
Unchecked wage rates results in underpayment of half a million dollars
An Australian health business has inadvertently underpaid almost 200 employees half a million dollars.
Australia’s cleaners underpaid $763,000
A crackdown on cleaning contractors has revealed 1,212 of Australia’s cleaners have been underpaid almost $763,000.
$24,000 penalty for underpaying $6,000
The former owner and operator of a Sydney hair and beauty salon has been fined a total of $24,480 for underpaying a teenage apprentice $6,471.
Bakers Delight stores underpay almost $40,000
26 Bakers Delight employees have been reimbursed almost $40,000, following an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Travel businesses fined $138,000 for underpaying staff and sham contracting
The Federal Circuit Court has fined two Gold Coast travel businesses almost $138,000 for underpaying six employees…
Surfers Paradise nightclub underpays 54 workers
A Gold Coast crackdown by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has found a Surfers Paradise nightclub underpaid 54 workers to the tune of $63,200.
7-Eleven store facing court for underpayment
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a 7-Eleven store in Brisbane, alleging that he underpaid an overseas worker over $21,000.
Gloria Jean’s café fined $110,000 for underpaying $8 an hour
The operators-owners of a Gloria Jean’s café in Melbourne have been penalized a total of $110,500 for paying employees as little as $8 per hour.
Media company fined for failing to pay interns
In what is being called a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne has fined Crocmedia Pty Ltd for underpaying two interns employed in the company for 20 months.
$95,000 fine for fish and chip shop underpayments
Two former fish and chip shop operators have been fined a total of $94,990 after the Sydney Federal Circuit Court found them guilty of underpaying staff.
Businesses punished for employee underpayments
A small business owner will face court for allegedly paying young foreign workers in Darwin less than $5 an hour and failing to co-operate with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Hairdressers fined $70,000 for underpaying apprentice $8,625
Paul Mark Salter and George Dimaris, operators of a chain of Cuts Only The Original Barber hairdressing salons, were each fined $10,032 and their company fined a further $50,160.
More employees using online pay tool
More employees are using the Fair Work Ombudsman’s self-help online pay tool, according to a media release from the independent statutory office.
Perth businesswoman to face second FWO action for employee underpayments
A Perth businesswoman who was last year subject to a record financial penalty arising from a Fair Work Ombudsman litigation will again face court over allegations she has continued to exploit and underpay foreign workers.