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Wage increases forcing SMEs to reduce hiring activities
70 per cent of SME owners plan to reduce their hiring of new employees and 64 per cent plan to reduce employee hours or ...
ARA backs plan to split controversial labour laws bill
Senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie will bring forward in private members’ bills the retailers-supported components ...
Bondi restaurant operators penalised a second time for workplace violations
The court found that the false documents and information contraventions committed by the operators were "extensive and, ...
Small businesses remain resilient in the face of slow sales and wage growth
Wages growth equated to just 1.9 per cent y/y in September, with the largest wage rises paid by hospitality firms.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Retailers relieved by Senate’s stalling of controversial workplace bill
According to ARA, the bill marks the third round of reforms in less than a year and is part of the “most intense rollout...