Hello Juice outlets fined $276,000 after underpaying teenagers
Hello Juice outlets in Victoria have been fined for stealing wages from 27 workers, 10 of whom were under the age of 18.
American burger chain Five Guys seeks 20 stores in Australia as family business signs on as master franchisee
Five Guys has signed on an Aussie master franchisee, with plans for 20 stores, as yet another American fast-food giant sets down roots Down Under.
Underpayment ‘flexibility’ for struggling SMEs as Fair Work targets corporate non compliance
Businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can expect a proportionate and flexible approach from the wage theft watchdog.
Sushi outlets fined record $891,000 in latest wage theft ruling to rock the fast food industry
The Federal Court has sought to make an example of Hero Sushi outlets caught underpaying workers more than $700,000 in 2016, imposing record penalties.
Subway probed after audit finds franchisees stole $81,000 in wages
The Fair Work Ombudsman is looking into Subway's labour practices after an audit found franchisees were stealing wages from over one hundred workers.
Taco Bell to hit 100-plus stores in Australia thanks to two new partners
Fast-food giant Taco Bell is evidently enthused about its Australian expansion, opting for not one, but two, partners to turbocharge growth Down Under.
‘Unprecedented misconduct’: Domino’s faces class action over alleged underpayments
Domino's has been served with a class action lawsuit alleging it underpaid thousands of workers over more than five years.
Fair Work raids uncover 725 wage-theft victims and hundreds of “unaware” businesses
Fair Work Ombudsman finds wage theft is widespread in regional areas, identifying almost half of employers were breaking the law.
Sushi joints cop whopping $380,000 fine for underpaying junior workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a sizable penalty against the former operator of three sushi outlets who admitted to underpaying 31 workers.
“Unacceptable”: Fair Work Ombudsman recovers $580,000 in regional blitz
The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered more than one in five businesses were underpaying workers in a recent audit of regional firms.
“Disappointing”: McDonald’s caught skirting marketing rules for second time after giving kids free vouchers
McDonald's has been caught breaching children's advertising rules in the same way it did just a year ago, prompting questions about how genuine it is.
“Alarmed”: Fair Work Ombudsman uncovers 99 underpaid workers in joint ASIC probe
The fair work ombudsman says she was "alarmed to discover" the level of ignorance about workplace laws in a targeted audit of first-time SME owners.
