"Australian sushi chain handed record fine for ‘audacious’ underpayment of vulnerable workers", 5 August 2024

Record fines have been dished out for the “audacious” underpayment of migrant workers by a once-sprawling Aussie sushi chain.

Sushi Bay group companies were ordered to pay fines totalling $13.7m by the federal court ... after it was revealed workers were deliberately denied entitlements including penalty rates and annual leave payments.

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The penalties are the highest ever secured by the Fair Work Ombudsman....

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The judgment noted most of the underpaid workers were on temporary visas and just over half were under the age of 25.

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