Coles and Woolworths facing nearly $500 million in claims in ‘marathon’ underpayments case
Coles and Woolworths are set to face a seven-week-long Federal Court case over employee underpayments after a judge ordered that four separate cases could be heard as one.
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.
NSW to name and shame companies for payroll tax avoidance linked to wage theft
Companies in NSW that avoid paying payroll tax on unpaid wages could soon face significantly harsher penalties, as part of a NSW government plan to crack down on wage theft in the state.
How researchers are using data science to map wage theft
What started as a few underpayment cases revealed by the Australian media in 2015 has turned into an epidemic of wage theft.
SMEs face 50% higher wage theft penalties under IR reform bill
Small businesses that underpay workers could be hit with 50% higher civil penalties, under the federal government’s industrial relations reform bill.
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.
Instead of a ‘wage watchdog’, Victorian business owners need education and support
The Vic government’s decision to introduce a ‘wage watchdog’, in addition to the existing Fair Work Ombudsman, is poorly-timed.
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.
Labour hire company fined $22,440 for underpaying 80 vulnerable workers at Queensland mushroom farm
The Fair Work Ombudsman's four-year battle over wage theft at a Queensland mushroom farm has come to an anti-climactic end, with a labour hire company fined $22,440.
Federal Court fines Melbourne restaurateur $200,000 for underpaying vulnerable workers
The owner of two Melbourne restaurants and his accountant have been fined $200,000 in the latest underpayment case to emerge from the hospitality sector.
JobMaker: PM to broker industrial relations deal on awards and greenfields agreements for SMEs
Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants unions and business lobbyists to "put their weapons down" in post COVID-19 negotiations on workplace laws.
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.
