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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 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 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 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
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
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
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 investigation
Just days after industry stalwarts warned of increasing migrant worker exploitation, a Coffee Club franchisee in Western...
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
Franchised service station operator United Petroleum is under the pump after allegations of a wage theft cover-up emerge...