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Industry bodies back awards system review
Amid growing wage theft reports, backing for a review of the nation’s award system is steadily swelling. The Natio...
$300,000 penalty for PappaRich franchisees
PappaRich franchisees in Sydney have copped over $300,000 in penalties, after the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) found that m...
Wage theft inquiry to probe systematic underpayment
Employers who underpay workers are set to face close scrutiny, with the Federal government launching an official wage th...
“Complex system” not to blame for wage theft
Is Australia’s award system so complex major corporations capable of handling millions of customers and billions of doll...
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...
$2.3m Sunglass Hut underpayment revealed
Over 600 Sunglass Hut employees across Australia are set to be back-paid more than $2.3m after the chain admitted to und...
The Ironing Shop franchisee facing wage theft allegations
Wage theft has once again hit the headlines, with the operator of four The Ironing Shop franchised outlets in Brisbane f...
Coffee Club franchisee facing $15,000 underpayment scandal
A Victorian The Coffee Club franchisee is the latest hospitality operator to come under fire for alleged underpayment an...
Criminalise wage theft: ex-ACCC head demands action
“Get on with it now”. That was the message former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Alan...