Business that skimmed worker pay packets to cover visa costs fined $58,000 Legal Matthew Elmas 23 July 2019 A Sydney day spa operator will pay a $10,000 fine for dipping into worker pay packets over a four year period, signing an undertaking with the FWO.
Fair Work raids uncover 725 wage-theft victims and hundreds of “unaware” businesses Legal Matthew Elmas 13 June 2019 Fair Work Ombudsman finds wage theft is widespread in regional areas, identifying almost half of employers were breaking the law.
Toy retailer faces upwards of $3 million in penalties as Fair Work Ombudsman seeks to flex new muscles Legal Matthew Elmas 29 May 2019 The Fair Work Ombudsman will use new laws to seek tougher penalties for the first time against a Melbourne-based toy retailer.
“Unacceptable”: Fair Work Ombudsman recovers $580,000 in regional blitz People Matthew Elmas 27 May 2019 The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered more than one in five businesses were underpaying workers in a recent audit of regional firms.
“Alarmed”: Fair Work Ombudsman uncovers 99 underpaid workers in joint ASIC probe Legal Matthew Elmas 10 May 2019 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.
‘Unsustainable’ $5 pizzas: Fair Work boss Sandra Parker chases higher penalties for dodgy retailers Industrial Relations Matthew Elmas 19 March 2019 The Fair Work Ombudsman is reviewing its use of enforcement tools in the wake of the banking royal commission as it chases higher penalties.
