Australian Immigration Daily News

The Fair Work Ombudsman is calling on Domino’s head office to take action after finding breaches of workplace law across 19 stores in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

In the compliance activity, some Domino’s stores were selected for audits due to reported workplace issues. Others were randomly selected to test the overall national level of compliance.

Inspectors interviewed 144 Domino’s workers and analysed 874 employee records at 33 stores across a one-month period. Inspectors discovered 20 workers had been underpaid a total of $1,978 in the one month.

In addition to underpayments, other workplace breaches found at Domino’s stores included nonpayment for hours worked, delivery allowance, leave entitlements, unauthorised deductions, and record keeping breaches.

Inspectors issued 17 formal cautions.

The audits found a large number of vulnerable employees working at Domino’s stores. Of employees whose details were provided, 72 per cent were under 25 years of age and 48 per cent were visa holders.

The activity found that 65 per cent of franchisees audited were from non-English speaking backgrounds and possessed minimal knowledge or experience of Australian workplace laws.

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