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Subway in Fair Work Ombudsman sights

Endota Day Spa operator slammed for underpayment

The operator of six Endota Day Spa centres in Sydney has back-paid 13 workers more than $65,000 following an investigati...
Franchise brands urged to review minimum wage increase

Franchise brands urged to review minimum wage increase

The end of financial year (EOFY) celebrations kicked off early for workers with the national minimum wage increase offic...
“Nothing short of a disgrace” – Domino’s class action brewing

“Nothing short of a disgrace” – Domino’s class action brewing

A franchise pizza giant is under fire, with staff and delivery drivers confirming a Domino’s class action suit is underw...
2.2 million Aussie better off after minimum wage increase

2.2 million Aussie better off after minimum wage increase

More than 2.2 million Australians are set to better off after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) delivered a long-awaited pa...
Penalty rates back on the block after Easter

Penalty rates back on the block after Easter

Labor Party leader Bill Shorten put holiday penalty rates back in the conversation over the Easter long weekend, a perio...
Gami Chicken surprise audits

FWO springs Gami Chicken with surprise audits

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has conducted a series of surprise audits on fast food franchise, Gami Chicken and Beer. T...

Penalty rate win for casual retail workers

Retail, fast-food and warehousing union, the SDA has announced a major win for over 350,000 casual workers in the retail...

Penalty rates cuts hit nation’s retail and fast-food franchises

With the July 1 deadline for the latest round of penalty rates cuts hitting over the weekend, more than 700,000 Australi...

Penalty rate cuts look set to stay

A plan to overturn penalty rate cuts appears to have failed after Nationals MP George Christensen decided not to support...