IT director who called unpaid staff ‘phony’ hires penalised $35,308 after ‘smoke and mirrors’ name changes

The Federal Circuit and Family Court ordered the sole director of collapsed IT firm D365.Group Pty Ltd (in liquidation) to pay $35,308 in penalties over $148,812.82 in unpaid entitlements to 16 employees. Judge Eldershaw set two of the three penalties at 95 per cent of…