Australia’s largest construction company has engaged lawyers to help deal with hundreds of underpayment claims from workers,subcontractors and banks.
Australia’s largest construction company is accused of underpaying hundreds of millions of dollars to workers in the Middle East.
The head of Australia’s largest supermarket chain Woolworths has said consumers will need to be prepared for noticeable price rises across all grocery categories in the months ahead.
The wages watchdog is taking legal action against companies and individuals behind a string of bars in the trendy strip.
The Fair Work Ombudsman claims Coles massively underpaid some staff,with one worker allegedly owed almost $500,000.
Our fruit-picking industry still relies on highly exploited,undocumented migrants.
The Victorian government’s new wages watchdog is suing NAB over refusing to pay casuals long service leave entitlements,in a case that could pave the way for stricter rules around casual staff benefits.
The figure is five times the amount recovered by the federal wages watchdog just three years earlier and points to widespread pay problems.
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said the bank’s conduct led to thousands of employees being financially disadvantaged for years.
Around 20,000 current and former employees will receive payments of $2500 plus superannuation before Christmas for historical underpayments by the supermarket giant.
Journalists from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have reacted furiously to management plans to cut guaranteed pay for about 70 staff members.