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Subway ex-franchisee fined

Subway ex-franchisee fined, ordered to backpay $25,597

The former director of two stores underpaid three staff.
85 Degrees landmark case

Fair Work takes 85 Degrees to court in landmark case

Assumed franchisor knowledge of the likelihood of workplace breaches is at the heart of this test case.
Geowash franchise appeal dismissed

The Ironing Shop franchisee fined $112,420 for paying $8 an hour wages

Wages theft has cost one Brisbane-based The Ironing Shop franchisee $112,420. ANS.HL Trading Pty Ltd, which operates fou...
Fair Work recovers $233,000

Fair Work recovers $233,000 from Gami Chicken for unpaid wages

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $233,087 in unpaid wages from 19 outlets of fried chicken chain Gami Chicken &...
Wage thieves could be named and shamed

Wage thieves could be named and shamed

Wage thieves and companies guilty of wage underpayment could be publicly named and shamed under proposed industrial rela...
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 ...
6 employee award changes in 2020

Wage watch! 6 must-know employee award changes in 2020

The passing of the new year welcomed Australia into a fresh decade, and while many of us are still suffering the throes ...
$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...
What lessons did we learn in 2019?

What franchising lessons learned in 2019 can boost the year ahead?

Has 2019 been a good year or a bad year for franchising? Inside Franchise Business asked sector peak body Franchise Coun...