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IBM Underpaid Workers More Than $12.3m
IT giant IBM has backpaid about 1650 workers more than $12.3 million after it failed to provide...
Queensland criminalises wage theft
Employers who engage in wage theft now face jail terms of up to 10 years, or 14 years when fraud...
Changes to the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award
The Fair Work Commission has varied the payment of wages on termination clause in the...
Changes to the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award
The Fair Work Commission has varied the payment of wages on termination clause in the Food,...
Changes to the Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award
The Fair Work Commission has varied the payment of wages on termination clause in the Graphic...
Beauty salon operators in court over ‘wage theft’ allegations
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the...
Jobkeeper 2.0
On Tuesday, 1 September 2020, the Morrison Government passed legislation for the extension of the...
New Feature Release: Drag & Drop Files
Today we're announcing a new feature update to the BetterHR platform. Drag & Drop files A...
Fair Work Audits Over 260 Horticulture Businesses
The Fair Work Ombudsman has continued to monitor workplace compliance in the horticulture industry...
McDonald’s operator threatened workers on Facebook
The Federal Court has found a major McDonald's operator in Brisbane breached the Fair Work Act,...
Over $1.2 million in unpaid wages recovered for food and retail workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $1,212,727 in unpaid wages for 1351 workers in the fast...
Update to Aged Care Award 2010
On 26 August 2020, the Fair Work Commission issued a final determination varying the payment of...
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