Court awards underpaid teenager $250,000

Judge castigates Melbourne firm and says high penalty is necessary to stop vulnerable employees from ripped off

A teenager who was underpaid by a small business in Melbourne will get a $250,000 payday after the company was ordered to pay its fine directly to the worker.

In a decision on 6 February, the federal circuit court found the director of Rhino Glass, Mark Hastings, had breached multiple sections of the Fair Work Act.

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