Fair Work recovers $44,000 for unpaid Degani café staff
A Fair Work audit found 15 Degani Bakery and Café outlets breached workplace laws.
Perth sushi supplier back-pays worker $13,000
A Fair Work investigation found the former sushi-maker, working in Australia on a 457 spousal visa, was underpaid more than $13,000 over…
Restaurant fined for dumping drunk patrons on the street
Two patrons fell unconscious after drinking 16 shots of spirits within 40 minutes.
R&CA welcomes QLD budget
The 50 per cent payroll tax rebate program will be extended until 30 June 2019 for businesses hiring apprentices.
R&CA welcomes ACT’s cafe program
Owners will now be able to access a single, online application form when establishing a new business.
Minimum wage increases by $24 a week
The new hourly rate will come to $18.93 from 1 July and has received mixed responses from the industry.
Operator fined $200k in racial discrimination case
Two Malaysian employees were forced to work extra hours and were paid less than other workers.
Operator cops $118,000 penalty after withholding paid parental leave
The roadhouse manager provided inaccurate documents to Fair Work inspectors and falsely claimed he paid the benefits to the employee's husband in…
Melbourne restaurant suspected of systemic wage fraud
A series of uncovered documents reveal staff at Melbourne restaurant ENA were paid partly or entirely in cash, and some were paid…
Underage drinking addressed in Victorian Liquor Act changes
Teenagers will no longer be able to drink on licensed premises with parental permission.