FWC changes to penalty rates and minimum wages
Hospitality, Restaurant and Fast Food penalty Awards slashed from 1 July.
Fair Work Ombudsman to speak at RLS
Fair Work Ombudsman, Natalie James, will discuss staffing and workplace relations at Hospitality magazine's Restaurant Leaders Summit in July.
Penalty rate cuts won’t be fully implemented until 2020
The reformed penalty rates for part- and full-time hospitality employees working on Sundays will be phased in over three years.
Perth operator penalised for poor record-keeping
In his judgment, Justice Michael Barker described the record-keeping contraventions as “serious”.
Fair Work targets Ipswich businesses
Fair Work Inspectors are auditing time-and-wage records of randomly selected businesses in the manufacturing, hospitality and retail sectors.
Sydney operator underpaid workers more than $110k
Ten of the employees were on 417 working holiday visas and one was on a student visa.
Coffee Club franchisee made visa holder pay back wages
A Coffee Club café franchisee allegedly requesting an overseas worker repay $18,000 of his wages.
Adriano Zumbo’s company accused of underpaying staff
Staff are claiming their employer failed to pay superannuation, fabricated policy numbers and neglected to pay overtime rates.
Canberra cafe facing court over for record-keeping and payslip breaches
The business operating the cafe faces a maximum penalty of up to $27,000 per record keeping and pay slip contravention.
“We’re about to have a skills exodus”: operators respond to 457 announcement
R&CA may have welcomed the federal governments decision to abolish the 457 visa program, but chefs and restaurateurs around the country are…