A sushi restaurant chain has narrowly avoided legal action for
producing false pay records by agreeing to overhaul practices
across its outlets and donate $10,000 to a community
organisation.
The master franchisor of the Yogurberry frozen yoghurt chain in
Australia has been hit with $146,000 in penalties and an order for
a national audit of the Yogurberry chain. The first time the Fair
Work Ombudsman has secured penalties against a master franchisor
for being an accessory to the exploitative practices of one its
associated companies.
Sydney man Michael Girowal has been penalised $1890 and his
company Green Clean (Aust) Pty Ltd has been penalised a further
$9450 in the Federal Circuit Court, following legal action by the
Fair Work Ombudsman.