What is ACCESSORIAL LIABILITY and how or when can it impact employers? Understanding and managing your supply chain helps identify and then to protect your business from the potential impact of accessorial liability. For example, businesses can be held legally...

Where an employee claims a breach of any of the following employer obligations:- the National Employment Standards a modern award an enterprise agreement a workplace determination a national minimum wage order an equal remuneration wage order method and frequency of...
WA’s Highest Penalties

WA’s Highest Penalties

The highest penalties secured by the Fair Work Ombudsman in a legal action in WA have been imposed by the Federal Circuit court in relation to the exploitation of three Taiwanese women who were in Australia on 417 working holiday visas. A husband and wife have...
Penalties for South-West Cafe Owners

Penalties for South-West Cafe Owners

Employers in the south west of Western Australia are not immune from the actions and reach of the Fair Work Ombudsman.  Former operators of a delicatessen in Dalyellup and the Hidden Gem Café on the Bussell Highway near Bunbury have been penalised more than...