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Cafe chain fined $475,000 for exploiting students
The students were working in factories and retail stores in Sydney, working up to 60 to 70 hours per week and encounter...

FWO wins back pay for over 600 food precinct workers
The most common breaches found were the failure to pay penalty rates or casual loading (40 businesses), followed by unde...

Why you need to conduct an end-of-year business financial health review
Christmas is a time of thanksgiving - consider how you plan to acknowledge those who have helped your business survive (...

Penalties plucked from non-compliant eyebrow-shaping business
The eyebrow-shaping business back-paid the workers only after the FWO commenced legal action for not complying with two ...

FWO recovers record number of backpayments
The FWO's websites had a record 27 million visits to access its information, while frontline staff answered nearly 350,0...

FWO orders backpay for Launceston food precinct workers
The largest recovery from one business was $39,432 for 26 casual or full-time employees who had been underpaid their min...

Mum-and-dad entrepreneurs’ app helping struggling Aussie families
Alongside its capacity to manage bills the Eggy app also helps users manage their calendar, store recipe screenshots and...

Underpaying Melbourne fast food outlet operators penalised
Acting Fair Work Ombudsman Kristen Hannah said business operators that fail to act on Compliance Notices face court-impo...

FWO conduct surprise inspections on Melbourne eateries to ensure compliance
The FWO's inspections will focus on visa holders as they are more vulnerable to exploitation due to their limited under...

Backpayments secured for many Darwin food precinct workers
Many of the penalised businesses failed to pay penalty rates or casual loading, while others underpaid the minimum hourl...