Sushi chain underpays migrant workers $51,000
A Gold Coast business with outlets in Queensland and NSW underpaid three Japanese employees more than $51,000 over 18 months.
Caf operators fined $200k for exploiting visa holders
Mother-and-son operators of a Brisbane caf have been penalised almost $200,000 for exploiting vulnerable overseas workers, and ordered to back-pay former staff…
Foodservice industry’s poor form with workplace laws continues
In the last financial year, the foodservices and accommodation industry accounted for 40 percent of Enforceable Undertakings initiated by the Fair Work…
Deliveroo and Foodora accused of breaching workplace laws
Employees of companies such as Foodora and Deliveroo are the target of a new workers rights campaign aimed at improving the working…
Restaurant failed to check wage rates and underpaid visa-holders $40,000
A Korean migrant who opened a restaurant in Melbourne last year without checking the wages applicable to his business has now been…
ACT Government scraps proposed changes to liquor licencing and trading hours
Australian Hotels Association (AHA) ACT Branch supports the governments decision to abandon proposed changes to current liquor licence fees and trading hour…
Cafe required visa holder to pay back wages: Fair Work
An overseas worker employed as a cook on the Gold Coast was allegedly required to pay back more than $21,000 of her…
Thunder Road Brewing Company wins court action
The Federal Court rejected Stone & Wood allegations of "passing off" and deceptive and misleading conduct.
Apprentice chef and waitress underpaid almost $8k
Two employees at a Traralgon eatery in Victoria have been back-paid $7,700 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found the business had short-changed…
Yogurberry franchisor accused of underpaying 417 visa holders
YBF Australia Pty Ltd, the master franchisor of Yogurberry in Australia, is facing court for allegedly short-changing four Korean nationals almost $18,000.