Workplace audits indicate room for improvement for small businesses in Darwin
Spot checks of 16 take-away and informal dining outlets in the suburbs of Darwin have found that 10 were not compliant with…
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…
Non-domestic assaults down: new BOCSAR research
Assaults have increased in areas around the Kings Cross and Sydney CBD lockout precincts, a new study by the NSW Bureau of…
Fast tracked 457 visas cancelled for fast food industry
The federal government will reduce the number of 457 skilled worker visas given to fast food chains, including McDonalds, according to a…
Melbourne restaurant fined $100k for underpaying visa holder
In less than nine months, a Melbourne restaurant underpaid a Taiwanese visa holder more than $30,000 in what the cases judge referred…
Brisbane sushi operator in court for alleged underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against a Brisbane sushi-outlet operator, alleging he exploited Korean workers.
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…