The operator of two sushi outlets has been hit with penalties of
over $125,000. In a recent case described by lawyers as a test case
for whether employers are effectively guilty until proven innocent
in terms of wages record-keeping.
A report conducted in 2019 by the Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission (ACCC) on franchise systems in the food
services sector found a range of concerning disclosure
practices.
An employer has been fined $90,000 for failing to have
appropriate safe working conditions. After a Victorian man had
his arm amputated as a result of an industrial accident at a meat
processing facility.
