Two workers who settled unfair dismissal actions have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission their agreements didn't also prevent them from pursuing underpayment claims against their employer.
Union officials' rights of entry have recently expanded. This HR Daily Premium webcast provides a refresher on entry rights and obligations, and sets out crucial considerations for employers as union activity ramps up.
An employer that didn't directly underpay workers nonetheless should have reasonably known its franchisees were breaching the Fair Work Act, the Federal Court has ruled in fining it $1.44 million.
The lawyer at the centre of a record-breaking underpayment class action says employees' "cries for change" had fallen on deaf ears, and urges other employers to "get ahead of any errors" now.
Now is the time for employers and HR professionals to be auditing their payroll systems and processes, prior to wage theft legislation coming into effect, according to a workplace lawyer.
An HR professional has been fined more than $100k, amid more than $4 million in penalties handed down after a "deliberate" scheme to deprive workers of their entitlements.
