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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