A chain of Melbourne based hairdressing salons has been
obliged to enter into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman
to avoid prosecution after the agency uncovered widespread underpayment of
employees.
In mid-2016 two former employees approached the FWO claiming
that they had not been paid accrued annual leave on termination of employment.
One of the employees also alleged that penalty rates had not
been paid for work on Sundays and public holidays.
The investigation the FWO conducted found that numerous employees
had...
