Former accounting firm in court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the
Federal Circuit Court against the former operator of a Sydney
accounting...
ABC Underpaid Staff $12 million
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has agreed to pay a
record $600,000 and backpay hundreds of employees after underpaying
them more than...
Modern Award Changes 2020
There have been significant changes to Modern Awards this year
as a result of the 4-yearly review. This is in...
Woolworths’ Employee Underpayments Blow Out To Almost $400M
Woolworths bill for employee underpayments has increased by
about $75 million to $390 million, after it identified "payment
shortfalls" in its...
Minimum wages to increase in 3 stages from 1 July 2020
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 1.75% increase to
the National Minimum Wage following its 2020 Annual Wage Review.
The increase...
Wage theft can now lead to 10 years in jail and fines up to $1 million in Victoria
The Victorian Government has passed a bill penalising the act of
deliberate wage theft with up to 10 years in...