$730,000 recovered from popular food franchises

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $731,648 in unpaid wages for 780 workers after a national investigation into emerging fast food, restaurant and café franchises.

Chatime franchisor faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Australian franchisor of the Chatime bubble tea chain and its managing director, alleging employees at franchisor-operated Chatime outlets in Sydney and Melbourne were underpaid more than $169,000.

WA foster carers back-paid $6 million

Home-care services organisation Lifestyle Solutions Ltd has back-paid foster carers in remote Western Australia more than $6 million after breaching Australia’s workplace laws.

Fremantle restaurant taken to court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court in Perth against the Soma Kitchen restaurant in Fremantle, Western Australia, and its director.

Tasmanian restaurant operator faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of the Jade Willow Chinese Restaurant located at Ulverstone in Tasmania.

Darwin restaurant operator taken to court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court against the owner of the now-defunct ‘Bar.B.Q Tonight NT’ restaurant.

Over $100,000 penalties for Moreton Island restaurant

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $113,808 against a former manager of a Queensland resort restaurant and its owner after the underpayment of migrant workers.

Burger chain back-pays $1.1 million to workers

The Australian arm of a Japanese burger chain has back-paid $1.12 million to 285 former and current Queensland workers and will face ongoing scrutiny of its workplace practices.

Over $300,000 returned to fast food, restaurant and café workers

Fast food restaurant and café workers in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia have received $316,674 in back payments for unpaid wages, following Fair Work Ombudsman audits of popular ‘cheap eat’ food districts.

Over $40,000 penalty after teenager not paid

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $41,040 penalty against the former operator of a Sunshine Coast-based business after he was involved in a failure to pay an 18-year-old labourer any wages for almost a month’s work.