Hallmark Computers has been slapped with a $516,000 fine by the
Department of Immigration and Border Protection for underpaying
workers.
Month: July 2016
Managers liable for HR breaches
The Fair Work Ombudsman has warned human resources manager they
could be held personally liable for breaches of Australia workplace
laws by their employer.
Penalties for trolley collector contractors
Trolley collection contractors who were once part of supply
chains for Woolworths, Coles and Foodland have been penalised more
than $90,000 after underpaying workers.
Small business let down again
It has taken the re-elected Coalition Government just eight
short days to let down every small business owner in the
country.
Fair Work Inspectors targeting textile clothing and footwear businesses
The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit 365 textile, clothing
and footwear businesses across Australia in the second phase of a
national campaign aimed at building compliance with workplace laws
across the industry.
Sky News Interview – 12 July 2016
For a look at what role industrial relations will play in
the election campaign, David Bates from Better HR joins
Switzer TV (broadcast on Tuesday 10 May, 2016).
Real estate agent forced to back-pay employee
A real estate agent in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn has been
forced to back-pay a 28-year-old worker $5000 after the
Fair Work Ombudsman found he was being underpaid.
Back-pay for almost 250 restaurant staff
The operator of a dozen restaurants across Melbourne has
been required to back-pay almost 250 workers after underpaying
their entitlements.
$93,000 penalty for transport company
An Adelaide transport company has been penalised a total of
$93,000 and been ordered to back-pay 10 truck drivers more than
$374,000.
Directors personally fined for breaching fair work laws
Two company directors/shareholders have been
personally fined $20,000 each for their involvement in
breaches of the Fair Work Act by a 7-Eleven
franchise in Victoria.
The Federal Circuit Court also ordered the
company to pay a $150,000 penalty for deliberately underpaying
employees and using a “reverse calculation” regime to cover its
tracks.
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