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Industry bodies back awards system review

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

$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 underpayment

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

“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...
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...
$2.3m Sunglass Hut underpayment

$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

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...
Serious breaches of Protecting Vulnerable Workers laws

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...
Wage thieves could be named and shamed

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...