Posts tagged "What to do if if you’re being underpaid"

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.

From Woolworths to Rockpool, a large number of underpayment cases pinning the blame on payroll issues have been making media headlines.

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.

With all the George Calombaris news, you have to ask: are we all guilty of underpaying? Not just in business, but as customers?

The fair work ombudsman has reported $7.2 million in penalties for 2017-18, a 49% increase on the prior year as it continues to crack down on wage underpayment.

A blitz by Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman on three of Australia’s most popular food precincts has resulted in a whopping $471,904 in recov…