Coffee chain in hot water over false affadavit

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19 Oct '17

Coffee chain in hot water over false affadavit

October 19, 2017

Hall of Shame, Stop Wage Theft

Coffee chain Zarraffa’s appears to be in hot water as one of its franchisees has signed a false affidavit to have an agreement approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). Before an agreement can be approved, the FWC must be satisfied of a number of matters including that the agreement […]

5 Sep '17

Hall of Shame – Superannuation Theft

September 5, 2017

Hall of Shame

Australian workers have lost out on more than $17 billion in superannuation payments since 2009 from shonky operators and businesses now at the centre of tax office and government probes. After a lifetime of work, all Australians deserve a comfortable retirement. For most people their superannuation will play an important […]

5 Sep '17

Hall of Shame – Capalaba Sports Club

September 5, 2017

Hall of Shame, Stop Wage Theft

The Capalaba Sports Club provides an example of how an employer can apply the existing Better Off Over-all Test to one set of circumstances for the purpose of passing the test and then apply the resulting agreement to a completely different set of circumstances.

5 Sep '17

Hall of Shame — Dominos pizza

September 5, 2017

Hall of Shame, Stop Wage Theft

Dominos is another recent example of a franchise operation in which underpayment is rife.

5 Sep '17

Hall of Shame — 7-Eleven

September 5, 2017

Hall of Shame, Stop Wage Theft

7 Eleven brought large scale non-compliance to national attention with Fair Work Ombudsman investigation that started in 2014. Not only was there evidence of underpayments but fraudulent records were kept by the franchisees.