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01.11.2020
7-Eleven repays $173m to employees, as stores improve payroll systems
More than 4,000 current and former franchisee employees at 7-Eleven franchises have been paid back $173m in underpaid wages, interest and superannuation between September 2015 and February 2020. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) brought 11 litigations ...
25.10.2020
Woolworths opts out of JobMaker scheme
Supermarket chain Woolworths has announced the company will not be participating in the newly unveiled JobMaker hiring credit programme of the Federal Government. In a memo to employees seen by HRD, the retailer said it might not be appropriate to seek ...
25.10.2020
Operators of Barry Cafe penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $232,545 in penalties in Court against the company that operates ‘Barry Café’, in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and two of its directors after they deliberately underpaid 73 staff members more than ...
25.10.2020
NAB originally thought it had underpaid staff by $850,000. Now it looks more like $128 million
One of Australia’s big four banks is desperately playing catch up, as costly mistakes begin to blow out far beyond original estimates. NAB has issued an update announcing it reveals profits are expected to take a $450 million hit. Underpaid staff are one ...
25.10.2020
Businesses could be repaying JobKeeper if they’ve been overpaid
The Australian Taxation Office has outlined what will happen to businesses that have been paid more in JobKeeper payments than to which they are entitled. In a recent notice on the ATO website, businesses were warned that they may have received ...
18.10.2020
Universities accused of ‘sham contracting’ as wage scandal in Australia’s higher education sector deepens
The wage theft scandal that has engulfed the tertiary sector this year is now moving to the Federal Court, with the National Tertiary Education Union and four former staff members pursuing private university JMC Academy. The Sydney-based university, ...
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