The Sydney Morning Herald reports that sandwich outlets in Sydney have been fined $87,040 for allegedly exploiting 11 Korean workers who were paid as little as $10 per hour and for using fabricated employment records.
Mr Kim, who owns and runs six sandwich outlets in the Sydney CBD, has been fined $10,880 and his company has received a further penalty of $76,160 in the Federal Circuit Court, Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against Mr Kim and his company after 10 Korean employees on working holiday visas and one on a student visa were allegedly underpaid a total of $108,931 over a nearly three-year period.
Most of the workers spoke little English and were paid $10 an hour for their first two weeks of work and flat rates of $11 to $13 an hour. According to the Fast Food Industry Award they were entitled to adult rates of $21.21 to $23.25.
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