Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth. Source: LinkedIn
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The Fair Work Ombudsman has fined businesses nearly $90,000 over dodgy job ads, with the workplace watchdog urging employers not to advertise wages under minimum rates.
Posting a job ad with pay rates below those required by the Fair Work Act, a modern award, or an enterprise agreement, is now a contravention of the Act.
The Fair Work Ombudsman gained powers to penalise businesses for those misleading job ads in early 2023.
On Tuesday, the regulatory body said it has handed out 181 infringement notices since those powers came into effect, totalling $89,000 in penalties.
In one instance, a hospitality business was offering workers as little as $7 an hour.
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