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Court delivers scathing assessment of FWO sham contracting penalty agreement

A court has fined the former director of a photography business that is being liquidated $17,820 for engaging in sham contracting and the underpayment of seven employees, but has upbraided the Fair Work Ombudsman for agreeing to a discounted penalty that was "manifestly inadequate" as a deterrent.

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