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Ex-restaurant owner penalised almost $60k for exploiting visa holder

The FWO found the manager dismissed the Bangladeshi for lodging a workers’ compensation claim.

27 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

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FWO fast food crackdown penalises Subway director over $30k

A former director has been forced to back-pay workers thousands in underpayments over two years.

24 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

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Directors cop maximum ban for failed companies with $8.5m debt

Phoenix activity and improper behaviour involving multiple company failures results in five year disqualifications for...

21 March 2023 • By Philip King

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Cafe fined $115k for underpaying staff, falsifying records

A Victorian Coffee Club outlet breached record-keeping and payslip laws, including making false time and wages records.

21 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

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AFP unleashes taskforce to chase billions in money laundering

Taskforce Avarus will target criminals relying on elaborate schemes plus the expertise of “lawyers and accountants” to...

20 March 2023 • By Philip King

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Small business needs a short-cut to survival or exit

A simplified regime for SMEs should be “low-hanging fruit” for the insolvency review, says John Winter of ARITA.

13 March 2023 • By Philip King

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FWO acts over alleged $125k underpayment of migrant cleaners

Five workers on visas were subjected to sham contract arrangements and short-changed up to $50,000, the office claims.

13 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

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Fake tax agent repeat offender fined $150k, permanently banned

Federal court imposes “hardship” penalty for more than 600 contraventions over three years.

10 March 2023 • By Philip King