Sushi operator penalised for underpayments: $124,416 in penalties against operator for deliberately underpaying migrant workers in Canberra

Rebecca Yi Jeong Shin, who owns and operates ‘Sushi Bay Belconnen’ in Canberra, has been penalised $20,736 and her company Sushi Bay ACT Pty Ltd has been penalised a further $103,680 by the Federal Circuit Court.
The penalties were imposed after Ms Shin and Sushi Bay ACT Pty Ltd admitted to underpaying 22 employees at Sushi Bay Belconnen a total of $18,671 between November 2015 and March 2016. The employees were underpaid amounts ranging from $103 to $1992, which have been repaid in full.