The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a PappaRich restaurant operator, alleging he was involved in underpaying 154 workers $74,000 across three PappaRich outlets in Sydney. Facing the Federal Circuit Court is Loke Cheng Wong, manager-operator of the PappaRich franchise outlet at Macquarie Park, and former manager-operator of PappaRich franchise outlets in Chatswood and on Liverpool Street […]
READ MOREAbandonment of employment: What you need to know
There is often a big question mark for employers over what exactly constitutes abandonment of employment There is often a big question mark for employers over what exactly constitutes abandonment of employment. For instance, an employee fails to show up for work one day. By noon a supervisor calls them to see where they are, […]
READ MORELooking for our next team member due to continued growth of Australian Payroll Association
Payroll Consultant and Trainer – Rozelle What will you be doing? We could write you a long list of the day to day tasks and activities but we can talk about that when we meet you. The clue is really in the job title. You will be providing technical payroll advisory and training to our […]
READ MORENew way to attempt payroll fraud
It used to be that whenever payroll fraud was mentioned, thoughts would turn to ghost employees or tampering with casual worker’s master files. But recently it seems that fraudsters have moved their attention to other ways of infiltrating payroll departments in order to receive money that they are not entitled to This scenario happened to […]
READ MOREWorker fired for boozy Opera House drinks wins unfair dismissal bid against “false” allegations
A Sydney-based worker fired for alleged drunken misconduct has won a bid for reinstatement after it emerged her employer knowingly relied on false allegations. The project manager, employed by Sydney Opera House’s electrical contractor Ryan Wilks, was summarily dismissed last year over allegations she disparaged colleagues while drunk and also sexually harassed one man. After […]
READ MOREA break from banter: FWC upholds dismissals from workplace with “robust environment”
Workplace culture can dramatically vary from workplace to workplace. It is becoming increasingly challenging for employers and employees to understand where the line is between a relaxed, open and friendly workplace culture, a robust workplace culture and what is a workplace with a bullying or harassment issue? In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission […]
READ MOREShould you pay super on leave loading?
As per our March Members Update: Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2 provides that annual leave loading will be ordinary time earnings (OTE) unless it is referrable to a lost opportunity to work overtime: 238. By way of exception an annual leave loading that is payable under some awards and industrial agreements is not OTE if […]
READ MORE‘We always had to chase’: Pressed Juices staff owed wages as stores close
Mingka Macdonald got used to being owed money by juice bar chain Pressed Juices when she worked there. “We were always paid late and we always had to chase it,” she said. Ms Macdonald said she is owed about $2000 in unpaid wages and another $2000 in superannuation but the prospect of getting her money […]
READ MOREWorkers chasing $1 million not ‘priority creditors’: Plutus liquidators
Liquidators of the company at the centre of Australia’s largest tax fraud case say workers chasing almost $1 million in unpaid income are not entitled to payment before others owed money. More than 300 workers paid through Plutus Payroll have told liquidators the company owed them before federal police swooped on it and charged 10 […]
READ MORESubway outlets underpaid worker more than $16K
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has secured $65,438 against the former franchisee of two Subway outlets in Sydney for underpaying a worker more than $16,000. Under the Fast Food Industry Award 2010, the Chinese worker was entitled to receive minimum rates of more than $18, plus casual loading, for ordinary hours, and penalty rates of up […]
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