Fair Work & Legislation Requirements & Obligations

The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that a record $532 million in unpaid wages and entitlements was recovered for more than 384,000 workers in 2021-22.  The amount is more than three times that of last year’s record! “The Fair Work Ombudsman’s strengthened compliance and enforcement approach have seen another record amount of back paid wages for Australian workers in the last financial year,” Kristen Hannah, Deputy Fair Work Ombudsman said.

We cannot stress strongly enough how important employers need to check they are compliant and meet their HR obligations. This is something you want to be on the front foot with to avoid any nasty and costly surprises.