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The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a fence construction business in Goondiwindi, a Queensland town bordering

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Date Time Restaurant operators penalised $204,120 The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court-ordered penalties against the operator of an Italian eatery, Gilson Restaurant, in the inner Melbourne suburb of South Yarra. The Federal Circuit Court has imposed a $170,100 penalty against Domain Botanical Business Pty Ltd and $34,020 against James McBride, the company’s sole director. The company admitted to having underpaid 40 employees a total of $53,850 between December 2017 and June 2018. Domain Botanical Business paid flat hourly rates, in some cases as low as $18 per hour, for its casuals wh...