Law Reform and Social Justice Program — ANU College of Law
In a further development in the 7-Eleven saga, another franchise has been penalised by the Federal Court for underpaying its workers. The case is the fifth 7-Eleven investigation to be decided in court, with three pending.
In what seems a … Read the rest
Over 250 workers have been back-paid their Christmas Day entitlements after an operator in Melbourne ‘inadvertently’ underpaying them over $21,000.
According to the Fair Work Ombudsman, the restaurant operator ‘mistakenly believed it could declare Christmas Day a “shut-down”, rather than … Read the rest
The Federal Circuit Court, in proceeding commenced by the Fair Work Ombudsman, has handed down a record penalty of more than $400,000 against the operators of a 7-Eleven store which, according to the Ombudsman, ‘systematically exploited its workers’. Court proceeding … Read the rest
The Federal Court yesterday handed down the largest fine yet applied for the underpayment of employees, ordering that a 7-Eleven franchisee pay a total of $214,000 for underpaying two workers.
Judge Justin Smith justified the record fine by stating that … Read the rest