FWO issues stinging hospitality industry report
Thursday 10 January 2013 @ 11.12 a.m. | Industrial Law
The Fair Work Ombudsman has warned the hospitality industry of a generally high level of non-compliance following an audit in three different states, although an industry leader says the problem stems from over-complicated laws.
The Ombudsman has revealed the results of an audit of 120 companies in Western Australia,
South Australia and the Northern Territory, with some surprising cases – one business
tried to hire an employee on probation for three months without pay.
Fair Work Ombudsman Bill Loizides said in a statement the FWO was "disappointed" to
find such a high rate of contraventions.
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