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Ex-Core9 Fitness franchisee faces court

Former IGA franchisee faces legal action

A former IGA franchisee faces legal action in the Federal Circuit Court over alleged non-compliance with workplace ...
Top Juice wages recovered

Top Juice wages recovered after workplace breaches

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $32,435 in unpaid wages for 18 workers at Top Juice. The wages recovery follows an...
Crust pizza outlet grilled for alleged breach

Crust pizza outlet grilled for alleged underpayment

The operators of a Crust pizza outlet may find themselves in hot water next month when they face court accused of failin...
$630,000 per breach; Former Han’s Café franchisee facing monster fines for alleged repeated exploitation

$630,000 per breach; Former franchisee facing monster fines for alleged repeated exploitation

A former Han’s Café franchisee from Western Australia has become the state’s first to face legal action under the ...
$169,000 Chatime underpayment allegations surface

$169,000 Chatime underpayment allegations surface

Booming bubble-tea business Chatime has been slammed by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) for allegedly underpaying staff mo...
Former Crust franchisee slammed with $75,000 penalty

Former Crust franchisee slammed with $75,000 penalty

Just weeks after a Crust franchisee in Hobart copped a $100,000 penalty, the pizza chain is under fire again for underpa...
Top Juice outlets audited for compliance

Top Juice outlets audited for compliance

Juice and smoothie franchise Top Juice has come under the microscope, after the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) conducted a se...
Coffee Club franchisee backpays $36,000 after underpayment investigation

Coffee Club franchisee backpays $36,000 after investigation

Just days after industry stalwarts warned of increasing migrant worker exploitation, a Coffee Club franchisee in Western...
Subway’s underpayment concerns realised

18 of 22 outlets non-compliant; Subway’s underpayment concerns realised

After months of allegations and intense media scrutiny, fresh-food franchise Subway’s underpayment concerns have finally...
Cover-up allegations put United Petroleum under the pump

Cover-up allegations put United Petroleum under the pump

Franchised service station operator United Petroleum is under the pump after allegations of a wage theft cover-up emerge...