Tag: underpayment

Managing Underpayments or Overpayments

By Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association Executive Manager Employment and Training Elisha Radwanowski BCom (HRM & IR). As the Government seeks comment on the suggested approaches to the criminalisation of the deliberate...

Case Review: $1K underpayment leads to $14K in fines

In a recent case before the Federal Court a Sydney cafe that underpaid its staff around $1k has been required to pay the employees what they were due plus superannuation as well...

Payroll team training still being overlooked

One in 3 payroll managers admit that the recent employment underpayment scandals – with the subsequent fines, warnings and legal action by Fair Work – have led to changes in the culture...

NSW service station chain faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has begun legal action against a “major” NSW service-station chain for allegedly underpaying 22 employees. The FWO claims underpayment of $62,393 took place at 12 sites across regional...

$335K in penalties for underpaying convenience workers

The FWO has secured $335,664 in penalties for the underpayment of convenience workers at two businesses in central Melbourne. The Fair Work Ombudsman penalised two individuals for underpaying workers at a 7-Eleven franchise...

Can wage theft be criminalised? These legal experts doubt it

The Labor party wants to criminalise wage theft in Victoria and NSW. But some are warning it could be unconstitutional. According to MSN, two legal experts from the University of Melbourne suggest a...

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...

APFI Forum 2018 preview – scrutiny of franchising and dealer arrangements

The operation of franchises in Australia has been a topic of considerable debate for more than three years. Unfortunately, much of this debate was initiated in response to revelations of wage underpayment...
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