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Fair Work Ombudsman recoups $123m for workers as underpayment recoveries triple – Sydney Morning Herald
The national wages watchdog recovered more than $123 million for workers last financial year after a wave of large companies admitted to underpayments.
The wave of underpayments led to the ombudsman recouping more than triple the almost $40 million it recovered in 2018-19.
While the bulk of the money recovered by the Fair Work Ombudsman comes from big companies reporting themselves, half of the 54 court claims it has filed relate to the fast-food, cafe and restaurant sector.
Migrant workers and the horticutural sectors were also problem areas, the ombudsman’s report said. Its new sham contracting unit, established at a cost of $9.8 million ov…
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