by John Morrissey | Apr 9, 2018 | Employment Law
Momentum is gathering around the country to criminalise underpayment of employees. In New South Wales, Opposition Leader Luke Foley has pledged that a Labor Government will fine and jail employers who deliberately and systematically underpay their employees as part of...
by JFMLAW | Sep 7, 2016 | Termination
The Fair Work Ombudsman (‘FWO’) conducted an investigation into a cleaning business called Grouped Property Services (‘GPS’). The investigation revealed numerous failures to pay minimum entitlements and to comply with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘FW Act’), the...
by JFMLAW | Aug 29, 2016 | Employment Law
The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking an increasingly aggressive approach in seeking to recover civil penalties from employers who have failed to pay their employees in accordance with the applicable Modern Award. Late last week, in Fair Work Ombudsman v Mamak Pty Ltd...
by JFMLAW | Jun 24, 2016 | Employment Law
The Fair Work Ombudsman has started making more frequent use of s 550 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘FW Act’). This has resulted in a number of directors of companies that employ workers being ordered to pay compensation to employees personally. This article...
by Graham Foreman | May 8, 2016 | Press Release
JFM Law has been paying close attention to the story around Coles’ failing to pay employees the minimum wage, as a result of a workplace agreement between the supermarket giant and the Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Association (SDA). It’s estimated that the...
