The Chemist Warehouse franchise group has been forced to
back-pay almost 6000 workers more than $3.5 million. Following an
extensive Fair Work Ombudsman audit.

A company has been fined $85,000 for failing to provide and
maintain a safe work environment for a labour hire worker who died
in September 2013.

A rogue Brisbane businessman has been penalised a record
$126,540 and ordered to back-pay migrant workers almost $60,000 in
a result that sends a warning that individuals can be held
personally liable for exploitation of workers.

Penalties totalling $124,000 against a fundraising company and
its director for underpaying a backpacker working as
charity-collector in Sydney less than $8000 send a message about
the seriousness of sham contracting, according to the Fair Work
Ombudsman.

A major Australian hotel chain has back-paid 1500 of its
cleaners a total of $1.9 million after underpaying them as a result
of misclassifying them as independent contractors.

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.

A former Brisbane restaurant operator has been penalised more
than $5,000 for underpaying a casual cook between October, 2007 and
April, 2008.