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.
Fines & Prosecutions
Worker has hand torn from arm in workplace accident
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.
Masterchef judge George Calombaris Fined Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
Masterchef judge George Calombaris’s Melbourne restaurant
company has been fined $200,000 for underpaying workers $7.8
million in wages and superannuation.
Jewellery chain Michael Hill admits to underpaying employees up to $25 million
Jewellery chain Michael Hill admits to underpaying employees up
to $25 million due to errors in its application of the retail
award.
New minimum wage increased from today
A reminder to employers that the national minimum wage has today
increased to $19.49 per hour (up from $18.93), or $740.80 per week
(up from $719.20).
Employer Ordered to Pay Damages For Sexual Harassment
An employer has has been ordered to pay $170,000 in damages to
an employee he subjected to “relentless” sexual harassment.
Over 40 percent of businesses In Gippsland not-compliant with Australian workplace laws
A Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has revealing more than 80
businesses across Gippsland underpaid their workers.
Fair Work Inspectors uncover widespread non-compliance in QLD VIC and NSW
Nearly 1,000 workers in regional Queensland, New South
Wales and Victoria have been back paid more than $580,000 after
Fair Work Inspectors uncovered widespread non-compliance with
Australia’s workplace laws.
Major Chapel Street Bar Network In Underpayment Scandal
A major network of bars on the high-profile Chapel Street strip
has been significantly underpaying staff, leaked documents and pay
records show.
A tea franchise in hot water again!
Chatime, the bubble tea business with stores across Australia,
is facing allegations it had underpaid workers more than $10m and
as far back as 2009.
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