GETTING IT WRONG ON WAGES

An audit of Subway stores by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed a systematic failure to pay correct wages, and that 18 out of 22 stores had failed to comply with workplace laws.

Sunglass Hut is to pay back more than $2.3m to over 600 employees in Australia following the franchisor’s admission of underpayments. There was no written agreement

for part-time workers between 2010 and 2016.

United Petroleum faces legal action over an alleged wage-theft cover-up.

A $216,000 penalty for sham contracting and underpayment of a delivery driver has forced a Pizza Hut franchisee into liquidation.

A multi-unit franchisee with The Ironing Shop is facing legal action for alleged migrant worker exploitation.

A Victorian The Coffee Club franchisee is under fire for alleged underpayment and falsified records.

Jamaica Blue and Muffin Break franchisor Foodco has back-paid 166 employees a total of $26,562.30 following the completion of a two-year compliance agreement with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).