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Food shops forced to back-pay $400k after FWO blitz on Darwin 
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Food shops forced to back-pay $400k after FWO blitz on Darwin

Almost 500 employees were short-changed by more than 30 businesses across the city.
13 September 2022 • By Josh Needs

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State regulations that require reports when financial circumstances change must now meet tighter accounting standards.
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Restaurant owner sentenced to five years’ jail for GST fraud
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Disability services provider forced to back-pay over $3m
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Disability services provider forced to back-pay over $3m

The business was found to have short-changed almost 400 employees over six years.
05 September 2022 • By Josh Needs