COVID-19 took the spotlight off wage theft, but Australia still has an underpayment problem
Australia’s industrial system is complex, but that excuse is not going to assist with any run-in with the Fair Work Ombudsman if you underpay staff.
Why Coles and Target won’t be the last big businesses with wage theft scandals
New wage theft scandals are unlikely to be the last, as corporate Australia reckons with one of the worst worker exploitation scandals in recent memory.
Target reveals $9 million in staff underpayments in latest wage theft scandal at Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers has become embroiled in another wage theft scandal, after revealing staff at department store Target have been cheated for $9 million.
Matt Wilkinson’s Crofter Dining Room closes as Calombaris collapse fallout spreads across Melbourne
The collapse of George Calombaris' restaurant empire has thrown the future of several other business operators into the air as the fallout from the wage theft scandal spreads across Melbourne.
Playing the ‘complexity’ card: Why corporates can’t blame awards for wage theft
The average Woolworths supermarket stocks more than 20,000 different products, yet the company has had problems tracking employee entitlements.
Accounting software does not underpay staff — humans do
From Woolworths to Rockpool, a large number of underpayment cases pinning the blame on payroll issues have been making media headlines.
Coffee Club franchisee faces $150,000 fine over underpayment allegations
A Coffee Club franchisee is facing fines of almost $150,000 for allegedly underpaying two young workers and falsifying payslips.
Shocked, but not surprised: Underpayment has become a culturally accepted part of business
In recent years there have been large-scale cases of underpayment involving household names such as Caltex, 7-Eleven and Pizza Hut and Domino's Pizza.
Overworked and underpaid: Lessons from the George Calombaris saga
With all the George Calombaris news, you have to ask: are we all guilty of underpaying? Not just in business, but as customers?
Fair Work storms 40 eateries in Melbourne’s “den of thieves” Degraves Street
The Fair Work Ombudsman is conducting a raid through popular Melbourne dining strip Degraves Street after receiving an influx of anonymous tip-offs.
“Den of thieves”: Numerous venues on Melbourne’s iconic Degraves St accused of underpaying staff
A number of restaurants and cafes along one of Melbourne's most iconic laneways — Degraves Street — have been accused of underpaying staff.
“The system is broken”: Migrant workers owed over $1 billion in unpaid wages
A landmark study has revealed the underpayment of migrant workers is widespread in Australia, and the vast majority don't report it.
