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Farming waste company promises compliance step-up after underpaying workers nearly $94,000   18 Aug 2017
A farming waste company in regional NSW that underpaid 16 truck drivers nearly $94,000 is back-paying the workers and overhauling its workplace practices, following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Workplace audits indicate room for improvement for small businesses in the Kimberley   17 Aug 2017
Spot checks of several small businesses in Broome in Western Australia’s Kimberley region have recovered $8643 in owed wages for local workers.
Pizza Hut franchisee underpaid staff almost $20,000   11 Aug 2017
The franchisee of a Pizza Hut outlet at Newcastle, in NSW, underpaid 24 employees a total of almost $20,000, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has found.

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