Australian outlet fined for underpaying non-English-speaking staff
Friday - September 21, 2018 8:54 am ,
Category : HEALTH
Canberra Sep 21 (IANS) An Australian fast-food outlet was fined A$72 000 ($52 500) for underpaying their non-English-speaking staff authorities said on Friday.
The case involved a 71-year-old employee who was born and raised in China working at a "Wok Me" outlet in Rockhampton city Queensland state where he was underpaid nearly A$13 000 over four months in 2016 by former outlet owner and operator Luke McGrath and his company reports Xinhua news agency.
"The significant underpayment over such a short period was a result of the worker not being paid any wages for eight of the weeks he worked " the authorities said.
"Overtime annual leave and superannuation entitlements were also underpaid and record-keeping and pay slip laws were breached. The worker has now been back-paid in full."
--IANS ksk
The case involved a 71-year-old employee who was born and raised in China working at a "Wok Me" outlet in Rockhampton city Queensland state where he was underpaid nearly A$13 000 over four months in 2016 by former outlet owner and operator Luke McGrath and his company reports Xinhua news agency.
"The significant underpayment over such a short period was a result of the worker not being paid any wages for eight of the weeks he worked " the authorities said.
"Overtime annual leave and superannuation entitlements were also underpaid and record-keeping and pay slip laws were breached. The worker has now been back-paid in full."
--IANS ksk
