The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a media release advising that
it will audit employers in New South Wales as part of a new
campaign. With a focus on the Murrumbidgee and Griffith
regions.
Fines & Prosecutions
$220,000 penalty for Packing company
A Melbourne packing services business and one its directors have
been penalised more than $220,000 for underpaying three staff.
$120,000 in penalties for Melbourne retail outlet
The operators of a retail outlet in Melbourne have been
penalised more than $120,000 for underpaying three shop
assistants.
Retailer ordered to backpay over $30,000
A Western Sydney homewares retailer has been ordered to backpay
a worker over $30,000 after it was caught paying an employee just
$12 an hour.
Record penalties of $532,000 in FWO cashback case
Record penalties of $532,000 have been ordered in a case
involving the exploitation of five workers at a café in regional
NSW.
Two takeaways from the Pizza Hut pay saga
Ordered a pizza lately? If you have, there’s a good chance the
driver who cheerily delivered it to your door was being underpaid
by their employer.
$143,000 in penalties for $18,000 underpayment
A company, its director and payroll manager have been penalised
$143,000 for underpaying workers $18,000.
Three-quarters of Pizza Hut outlets found to be non-compliant
Less than a week after one of the Fair Work Commission’s
(FWC) most senior members issued a scathing letter of resignation,
saying the FWC is viewed by the business community as
“partisan, dysfunctional and divided”, the Fair Work Ombudsman
(FWO) has released an Activity Report confirming widespread
non-compliance within Pizza Hut outlets. With three quarters of
audited outlets failing to comply with workplace laws
Big penalty for Adelaide windscreens company and its director
An Adelaide car windscreens company and its director
have been penalised almost $85,000 after exploiting seven
employees, including one who was paid a flat hourly rate of just
$12.50 for a period of 10 years.
Canberra carpenter and his company hit with 38k in penalties
A Canberra carpenter and his company have been
penalised more than $38,000 after ignoring a Fair Work Commission
order to pay compensation to an unfairly dismissed worker.
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