Australia : : Fair Work Amendment

Employers, particularly franchise chains, who deliberately flaunt the minimum wage and other entitlements’ rules under the Fair Work Act 2009, now face stiff new penalties. This follows the passing of the Fair Work Amendment Bill on September 5th to protect vulnerable workers. Under the Act, the penalties for poor record-keeping have doubled and breaches of pay slips to AUD$ 126,000 (US$ 100,500) per contravention for individuals and AUD$63,000 (US$ 502,500) for companies. In cases where employers issue false or misleading payslips, the penalties have tripled. However in cases where there are serious contraventions employers could face up to ten times the current maximum penalties.

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