Regional NSW restaurant back-pays staff $22k
The restaurant will back-pay more than $22,000 to 24 workers including teenagers paid as little as $7 per hour following an audit…
Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue enter compliance partnership with FWO
Australian caf sector business Foodco Group Pty Ltd has made a public commitment to ensure compliance with workplace laws across its 300…
Canberra caf operator facing court over pay slip contraventions
The former operator of a Canberra caf is facing court for alleged serious contraventions of record-keeping and pay slip laws.
Gold Coast restaurant allegedly paid overseas workers $8 an hour
Most of the employees, who performed various cooking and waiting duties, were Japanese citizens aged in their 20s who were in Australia…
Explainer: where to from here on penalty rates?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said the government respects the ruling of the commission, but stressed that it had the power to…
Penalty rates cut for hospitality workers
The Fair Work Commission has announced Sunday penalty rates for hospitality, retail and fast food workers.
Cutting Sunday penalty rates to hurt young people most
Research tells us that while a third of Australians rely on regular Sunday shifts as part of their wage, nearly 40 percent…
Backpaper tax rate could lead to rise in cash jobs: IBISWorld
The backpacker tax bill, passed in late 2016, will reduce the number of working holiday visa holders in Australia over the next…
R&CA praises WA’s proposed payroll tax cut
Lifting the payroll tax threshold to $900,000 will boost business confidence and encourage greater employment in small hospitality businesses in Western Australia,…
Sydney caf operator faces Court over alleged cash-back scheme
The operator of a Sydney caf is facing Court for allegedly requiring an overseas worker to pay-back thousands of dollars of her…