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SA energy drinks blitz removes hundreds off shelves

Hundreds of potentially harmful energy drinks have been cleared off South Australian shop shelves, as part of a crackdown on highly caffeinated drinks. The state government has announced that more than 100 retailers...

Melbourne café operator penalised

Media Release 16 November, 2020 The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $27,783 in court penalties against the operator of two ‘French Baguette Café’ outlets in Melbourne. The Federal Circuit Court has imposed a $24,097.50...

Big businesses urged to report payment times quickly

Media Release 16 October, 2020 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged big businesses to report their payment times to small business suppliers as soon as possible, with...

Amaysim and Lycamobile pay penalties for false advertising

Amaysim Australia Ltd (ASX:AYS) and Lycamobile Pty Ltd are paying penalties totalling $126,000 and $12,600 respectively. The ACCC issued the companies with an infringement notice for alleged false or misleading representations about their...

One week to avoid SG Amnesty penalties

Media Release 31 August, 2020 Retail sector has one week to avoid SG Amnesty penalties With just one week remaining until the SG Amnesty ends, time is running out for employers to declare...

FWO recovers record figure for underpaid employees

Fair Work Inspectors have recovered more than $40 million for 18,000 underpaid employees during 2018-19, finds the Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) latest Annual Report. This is claimed to be the highest total recoveries...

Westside Petroleum penalised for underpaying staff

Westside Petroleum and three of its management staff will pay a total of $57,000 in penalties. This comes after underpaying 22 employees a total of $62,393. The underpayments occurred from July 2015 to...

FWO stings former fuel operators for underpayment

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has accused the former operators of a petrol station on the NSW Central Coast of underpaying two migrant workers more than $50,000. Kamaldeep Singh and his wife Uma Singh...
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