A fruit and vegetable farming operation in Stanthorpe,
Queensland, has been penalised a total of $60,000 for creating a
scheme aimed at circumventing its workplace obligations.
Fines & Prosecutions
223 businesses prosecuted as part of National Hospitality Industry Campaign
223 businesses prosecuted as part of National Hospitality
Industry Campaign third wave. With 67% of employers targeted by
Fair Work Inspectors found to be not fully-compliant.
$188,100 penalty for underpaying trolley pushers
A former company director and his operations manager
have been penalised a total of $188,100 for their role in
underpaying 10
Adelaide trolley collectors more than
$220,000.
Fair Work Inspectors targeting NT
The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a media release advising that
it will audit employers in the Northern Territory as part of a new
campaign. With a focus on Alice Springs and the Barkly
Region. The two-month campaign will focus on businesses in the
accommodation and food services, nursing, farming, retail and
construction sectors.
Accounting firm faces court for role in underpaying workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against
a Victorian accounting firm for providing false advice to a client
which resulted in the underpayment of workers.
Under Section 550 of the Fair Work Act 2009, advisors
such as accountants and HR professionals may be liable as an
accessory if an employer breaches Australian employment laws.
Fair Work Inspectors targeting South-West Victoria
The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a media release advising that
it will audit 200 businesses in Victoria’s south-west region as
part of a new campaign.
Accountants and business advisors in Ombudsmans sights
Unsurprisingly, many accountants, bookkeepers, and other
advisors are now genuinely concerned about their exposure. There
are, however, two simple things they can do to protect
themselves.
Accounting Firm Prosecuted
It is the first time the Agency has initiated proceedings
against an accountant for allegedly knowingly being involved in
contraventions of workplace law.
Sydney labour-hire operator prosecuted
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings against
a Sydney labour-hire company for allegedly underpaying 19 overseas
workers more than $45,000. Some it alleges were employed in
factories supplying products to Coles, Woolworths, airlines and
schools.
$300,000-plus for harassed worker
A tribunal has awarded a record $330,000 damages payout to
a sexually harassed postal worker, after the Victorian Human Rights
and Equal Opportunity responded to an invitation to intervene and
make submissions on compensation.
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