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More than $500 million back-paid to workers for second year in a row
Fair Work Inspectors issued 626 Infringement Notices for record-keeping or pay slips breaches, with total fines of $739,...
Fair work compliance urged in agriculture sector
The FWO will continue to prioritise the agriculture sector in 2023-24 as the sector is heavily dependent on workers that...
Company penalised for ‘obnoxious’ conduct against migrant workers
The FWO found that that three of the 30 underpayment contraventions met the definition of 'serious contraventions' becau...
Adelaide eateries in FWO’s sights
Businesses selected for investigation were based on indicators of possible non-compliance, such as tip-offs to the FWO o...
FWO check Sunshine Coast farms and eateries for underpayment violations
The inspections are being conducted after the FWO received reports of potential payroll non-compliance by several Sunshi...
Retailers relieved by Senate’s stalling of controversial workplace bill
According to ARA, the bill marks the third round of reforms in less than a year and is part of the “most intense rollout...
Federal government set to make ‘wage theft’ a criminal offence
The ARA are warning that the Bill will “increase complexity for employers without any upside in terms of productivity, j...
SMEs face underemployment and wage increase woes
The Index indicates that SME owners are struggling to balance overheads with growth and profitability.
Former bistro restaurant operators penalised over underpayments
The judge in the case noted that there was a lack of contrition from the bistro's director which necessitated the penalt...
Australia’s gender pay gap debate continues
Sixty per cent of women perceive themselves as being underpaid for their work compared to 56 per cent of men.