Recent media reports on the endemic practice of underpaying 7-Eleven staff has really highlighted the lengths Fair Work will go to prosecute dodgy employers.
In case you missed the reports, the Fair Work Ombudsman instigated a tristate investigation into a number of 7-Eleven franchisees to uncover deliberate worker underpayments.
From the cases heard so far, the Court has imposed over $1million worth of penalties against 7-Eleven franchisees. Three more cases are still before the Courts.
These franchisees had deliberately entered misleading payment records into the 7-Eleven payroll system. Some had also “produced” false records to submit to the Fair Work Ombudsman. Yet, they were caught out.
Short terms gains have created significant pain!
With back payments and penalties, this deception has been a massively expensive exercise that has cost franchisees far more than they saved in staff underpayments. They can now look forward to scrutiny by the Australian Taxation Office for undeclared revenue and false expense claims.
Regardless of whether it was an accident or deliberate, if you are concerned you may have underpaid your staff, talk to us. We can help you correct the problem and negotiate a solution with the relevant agencies.
You have so much to lose if you do the wrong thing. Let us help you now before Fair Work come knocking on your door. Call End2End for help on 02 8977 4002.