Brisbane company that allegedly failed to compensate unfairly dismissed worker faces court
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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has launched proceedings against a Brisbane-based transport and logistics company, alleging it failed to comply with an order to compensate an unfairly dismissed worker.
Gold Tiger Logistics Qld (based in Archerfield, Brisbane) has been taken to court by the FWO after it allegedly failed to comply with a Fair Work Commission order; the affected employee worked as a customer service and logistics coordinator. A directions hearing was listed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court in Brisbane for 9 March 2026.
The company faces a penalty of up to $93,900.
Last year, the Fair Work Commission found that Gold Tiger Logistics Qld had fairly dismissed the worker in September 2023. In April 2024, the company was ordered by the commission to pay $32,000 in compensation to the worker. The company made an unsuccessful appeal against this order.
The ombudsman alleged that Gold Tiger Logistics Qld breached the Fair Work Act by failing to comply with an order to compensate the worker. The ombudsman gave the company an opportunity to comply with the order; however, it alleged that the compensation has remained entirely unpaid.
Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth (pictured) stressed the importance of compliance with Fair Work Commission order, due to the fundamental nature of compliance for the integrity of the workplace relations system.
Booth said that the ombudsman will continue fighting for employees to ensure that they receive all legally entitled compensation. FWO is seeking a court order for the company to pay the employee outstanding compensation, plus interest.
RELATED TERMS
Compensation is a term used to describe a monetary payment made to a person in return for their services. Employees get pay in their places of employment. It includes income or earnings, commision, as well as any bonuses or benefits that are connected to the particular employee's employment.
Compliance often refers to a company's and its workers' adherence to corporate rules, laws, and codes of conduct.
When a company terminates an employee's job for improper or illegitimate reasons, it is known as an unfair dismissal.
Carlos Tse
Carlos Tse is a graduate journalist writing for Accountants Daily, HR Leader, Lawyers Weekly.