by Shane Duffy | Nov 30, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Disability & Aged Care, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail
On the 24th November 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its latest draft decision as part of the Modern Award review process impacting employers and employees across hospitality, licensed clubs, cafes and restaurants, social and disability sector, retail, fast...
by Shane Duffy | Sep 10, 2017 | Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Franchise, Legal
In legislation passed by the Senate last week, employers will potentially face a ten-fold increase in penalties should they be found to engage in deliberate and systematic breaches of employment law. Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 The...
by Shane Duffy | Jul 31, 2017 | Fair Work Compliance, Franchise
In the past week, two separate 7-Eleven franchisees were fined $140,000 in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, after being found guilty of miss-classifying employees, serious underpayments and deceptive payroll practices. The owner of two 7-Eleven stores in...
by Shane Duffy | Mar 20, 2017 | Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail, Workplace
In a sensible move by the Fair Work Commission today, penalty rates affecting the fast food, retail, hospitality, pharmacy and restaurant industries will be lowered. The changes have been made to Sunday penalties, public holiday penalties and certain early morning and...
by Shane Duffy | Feb 1, 2017 | Fast Food, Legal, Retail, Workplace
Bakers Delight franchisees are in the firing line of the new-kid-on-the-block looking to make its mark on the Australian industrial landscape, The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU). According to the RAFFWU, ‘zombie’ enterprise agreements are in...
