Posts Tagged ‘FWO’
No hibernation for the Fair Work Ombudsman: Record penalties secured for wage non-compliance
The pandemic hasn’t hindered the Fair Work Ombudsman’s (the FWO) efforts to investigate and prosecute wage non-compliance in the retail and fast food sectors. The FWO has recently secured record penalties against companies that have underpaid their workers and failed to satisfy their recordkeeping obligations. In May, following prosecution by the FWO, the Federal Court…
Read MoreOmbudsman successful in significantly increasing directors’ penalties
In the current enforcement climate, it is valuable to note a recent case in which the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) was successful in obtaining an increase of fines on appeal to almost five times the initial order, for an underpaying company director. In yet another illustration of how the courts are making an example of…
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