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Media Release
5 Nov 2010
Former Mildura restaurant operators fined
$11,000 over failure to provide employment
records
The former operators of a Mildura restaurant have been fined $11,550 after they
failed to provide employment records for an employee who claimed he had been
underpaid.
Grenpro Pty Ltd, which formerly operated the Chaffey Restaurant on Deakin
Avenue, Mildura, has been penalised $9625.
Mildura man Aaron Michael Grennan, who is Grenpro’s sole director and part-
owner and who formerly managed the restaurant, has also been fined $1925.
The penalties were imposed in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court following a
prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Grennan admitted he was responsible for Grenpro breaching national workplace
laws by failing to comply with requests to provide employment records.
Under the Fair Work Act, employers must comply with requests from the Fair
Work Ombudsman to provide employment records relating to employees and
former employees.
The Fair Work Ombudsman requested employment records from Grenpro in
November, 2009 during its investigation of an underpayment complaint lodged by
a man the company had employed as a cook at Chaffey Restaurant in 2008-09.
Grennan also admitted he was responsible for Grenpro breaching national
workplace laws by failing to issue pay slips to the employee.
Fair Work Ombudsman Executive Director Michael Campbell says employers who
fail to comply with requests for records can face serious consequences.
“Failing to comply with a request to provide records is a serious matter because it
can hamper the ability of Fair Work inspectors to determine whether workers
have received their full entitlements,” he said.
Employers or employees seeking assistance should contact the Fair Work Infoline
Media inquiries:
Ryan Pedler, Senior Adviser Media & Stakeholder Relations. (03) 9954
2561, 0411 430 902. ryan.pedler@fwo.gov.au
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