Among the executives fined by the Federal Court is the former HR coordinator of DTF World Square, Sinthiana Parmenas, who was fined $105,084.
The other executive involved is Hannah Handoko, former general manager of DTF World Square, who was fined $92,232.
Justice Anna Katzmann said they “deliberately deprived the employees of their legislated entitlements and contrived to disguise their wrongdoing through the creation of a false set of records.”
“It goes without saying that the respondents’ conduct was extremely serious. This was not merely deliberate wrongdoing. It was deceitful and unscrupulous. It involved a calculated scheme to rob employees of their hard-earned wages and deceive the authorities,” Katzmann said in a statement.
Din Tai Fung’s underpayment
Din Tai Fung was found to have underpaid 17 employees, including cooks, waiters, a dishwasher, and restaurant managers, a total of $157,025, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).