$60K fine for food retailer over injured worker offences

摘要

A $60,000 fine has been issued to a food retailer over seven offences it committed with regards to an injured worker. John's Nuts Operations Pty Ltd, which sold nuts, dried fruits and candies in shopping centres, was convicted and sentenced for five contraventions of Section 179(3) of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and single contraventions of Section 104(1) and 105 (1) of the same Act. The company is currently in liquidation and did not attend the hearings at Sunshine Magistrate's Court. The charges related to making late payments to an injured worker and failing to provide them with suitable employment.