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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...
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...
Court date served to underpaying former restaurant operator
A former worker was found to have been underpaid of the minimum wages, and weekend penalty rates and the restaurant oper...
ATO reminds businesses on contractor reporting deadline
The office also issued more than 16,000 penalties for businesses who didn’t lodge their TPARs for previous years, despit...
Eateries in southeastern Melbourne subject of surprise Fair Work inspections
The FWO said protecting vulnerable workers and improving compliance in the fast food, restaurant and café sector were it...
Etihad Stadium’s cleaning operators penalised for underpayments
It was determined that the primary contractor knew that the funds it paid to the subcontractors were insufficient to ena...
Gig workers beware: hiding your side hustles from the tax man is asking for trouble
Starting July 2023, the Sharing Economy Reporting Regime (SERR) requires all gig platforms to report the income they ear...
Lockyer Valley businesses inspected over workplace compliance
The businesses inspected were chosen either based on intelligence indicating potential worker underpayments or because t...
Wages recovered for underpaid Melbourne food precinct workers
The inspections were part of FWO's national program that has targeted food precincts across the country.
Victorian farm faces court date over alleged underpayments and records falsification
Given the allegations of falsified or non-existent records, Lotus Farm Pty Ltd will have to disprove underpayment allega...