As it is seen in mainstream discussions in recent years, wage theft is the practice of denying workers their rightful wages or benefits in contemporary workplaces. It is recognised in various forms, including failing to pay wages, overtime, “off-the-clock” works and refusing employees’ entitlements such as vacation times and sick leave. Since last year, prominent […]
Byline: Arthur Hambas, Lawyer at McDonald Murholme When Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews commented that “every worker has the right to get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work”, it drew the public’s attention to an issue that has been plaguing a significant number of Australian workers for some time. While most employers do […]
The former manager of an Oliver Brown café on the Gold Coast has been fined $27,200 for ripping off overseas workers. Steven Chung was penalised in the Federal Circuit Court after admitting his involvement in the underpayment of 12 employees at the café in Surfers Paradise. Proceedings were brought against Chung by the Fair […]
A crackdown on cleaning contractors has revealed 1,212 of Australia’s cleaners have been underpaid almost $763,000.
The former owner and operator of a Sydney hair and beauty salon has been fined a total of $24,480 for underpaying a teenage apprentice $6,471.
The Federal Circuit Court has fined two Gold Coast travel businesses almost $138,000 for underpaying six employees…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a 7-Eleven store in Brisbane, alleging that he underpaid an overseas worker over $21,000.
The operators-owners of a Gloria Jean’s café in Melbourne have been penalized a total of $110,500 for paying employees as little as $8 per hour.
Dozens of liquor stores across New South Wales are in hot water for underpaying workers their minimum entitlements.
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