Trolley collection contractors who were once part of supply
chains for Woolworths, Coles and Foodland have been penalised more
than $90,000 after underpaying workers.
Fines & Prosecutions
Real estate agent forced to back-pay employee
A real estate agent in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn has been
forced to back-pay a 28-year-old worker $5000 after the
Fair Work Ombudsman found he was being underpaid.
Back-pay for almost 250 restaurant staff
The operator of a dozen restaurants across Melbourne has
been required to back-pay almost 250 workers after underpaying
their entitlements.
$93,000 penalty for transport company
An Adelaide transport company has been penalised a total of
$93,000 and been ordered to back-pay 10 truck drivers more than
$374,000.
Directors personally fined for breaching fair work laws
Two company directors/shareholders have been
personally fined $20,000 each for their involvement in
breaches of the Fair Work Act by a 7-Eleven
franchise in Victoria.
The Federal Circuit Court also ordered the
company to pay a $150,000 penalty for deliberately underpaying
employees and using a “reverse calculation” regime to cover its
tracks.
Wage rate changes tomorrow
Last month, the Fair Work Commission announced a 2.4 per
cent increase to the National Minimum Wage, Modern Award wage rates
and agreed base rates of pay. The minimum hourly rate for
adult workers will rise from $17.29 to $17.70 on 1 July
2016.
Over 25% of Australian employers not compliant
Spot checks of almost 1400 businesses around Australia has found
over 25% are not compliant with Australian employment laws.
Including their pay-slip and record-keeping obligations.
Record penalty against 7-Eleven operator
A record penalty of more than $400,000 has been imposed
against the operators of a 7-Eleven store which systematically
exploited its workers.
Record penalties and landmark Order making businessman personally liable for back-payments
A federal judge has imposed record penalties of over
$300,000 and a precedent-setting Court Order for a businessman to
personally back-pay employees following a case involving the
underpayment of workers on the Gold Coast.
Over 40% of WA employers not compliant
Spot checks of employers in Western Australia’s Gascoyne
and Mid-West regions have found over 40% are not fully
compliant with their obligations under federal workplace
laws. Businesses were scrutinised to assess their compliance
with minimum wage rates, overtime and weekend penalty rates,
allowances, and pay-slip and record-keeping obligations.
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