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Health food retailer penalised for failure to compensate unfairly dismissed workers
The health food retailer was penalised was penalised $54,264 by the court, in addition to the amount it still owes to th...
Victorian farm faces court date over alleged underpayments and records falsification
Given the allegations of falsified or non-existent records, Lotus Farm Pty Ltd will have to disprove underpayment allega...
Former Melbourne cafe operator penalised for underpaying 13 workers
A Compliance Notice required a total payment of $36,479 to the employees but the company only made only partial back-pay...
Former juice and coffee bar penalised for second time over JobKeeper violations
The judge described the level of underpayment as a "substantial amount of money in anyone's terms, but particularly for ...
Agriculture sector a focus on FWO’s watchlist
The FWO noticed higher levels of non-compliance in relation to labour-hire companies, as opposed to growers who directly...
Wages owed to Sydney food precinct workers recovered in surprise inspections
The businesses selected for the surprise inspections were based on risk factors such as a past history of workplace law ...
Surprise inspections conducted on Newcastle eateries
Fair Work inspectors are on the lookout for issues such as late or non-payment of wages, insufficient hours, and non-pay...
Hair salon penalised over unlawful cashback scheme
The worker was unlawfully required to repay a total of $105,609 of her wages and entitlements back to the salon.
Former cleaning company directors to face court for mistreatment of migrant workers
The FWO has hit the practice of sham contracting as it goes hand in hand with the exploitation of workers to make them f...
Non-complying real estate agency penalised after making egregious appeal
The judge noted that the appeal made by the erring real estate agency is “one of the most extraordinary submissions” the...