Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping Archives

More than $500 million back-paid to workers for second year in a row

Fair Work Inspectors issued 626 Infringement Notices for record-keeping or pay slips breaches, with total fines of $739,...
rural, farmers

Fair work compliance urged in agriculture sector

The FWO will continue to prioritise the agriculture sector in 2023-24 as the sector is heavily dependent on workers that...
operator, FWO 7-Eleven, claim, notice

Company penalised for ‘obnoxious’ conduct against migrant workers

The FWO found that that three of the 30 underpayment contraventions met the definition of 'serious contraventions' becau...
late payments, payment times

Businesses reminded to pay their tax debts to avoid disclosure to credit agencies

Disclosures on tax debts can adversely impact a business's ability to receive financing in the future.
burger chain, restaurant, eateries

Adelaide eateries in FWO’s sights

Businesses selected for investigation were based on indicators of possible non-compliance, such as tip-offs to the FWO o...

FWO check Sunshine Coast farms and eateries for underpayment violations

The inspections are being conducted after the FWO received reports of potential payroll non-compliance by several Sunshi...

Have a look under the cover

It’s important for small-business owners to know that many businesses only partially recover from cyber incidents, perma...
obstructing

Former bistro restaurant operators penalised over underpayments

The judge in the case noted that there was a lack of contrition from the bistro's director which necessitated the penalt...
restaurant, cook

Court date served to underpaying former restaurant operator

A former worker was found to have been underpaid of the minimum wages, and weekend penalty rates and the restaurant oper...
influencers

How to make the most of the new financial year

Conducting a financial year stocktake is crucial to accurately determine the value of your inventory, which impacts your...