Tougher sanctions for bad employers

The Government has announced some changes to employment law, to deal with the small number of bad or abusive employers. They are:

• A 500% increase in maximum penalties to $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for companies
• Public naming of employers who breach minimum standards
• The ability to ban an individual from being an employer if they are consistently in breach of the law

These are targeted at the worse repeat offenders, and show a nice balanced approach to the law.