Din Tai Fung fined $4m for ‘calculated scheme to rob employees’

David Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondent

Updated Apr 9, 2024 – 8.32pm, first published at 6.44pm

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Popular dumpling chain Din Tai Fung and two of its senior managers have been fined more than $4 million for a fraudulent scheme that underpaid the workforce and created fake pay records to conceal the truth.

Federal Court Justice Anna Katzmann on Tuesday fined the Taiwanese chain $3.9 million and ordered its group general manager Hannah “Vera” Handoko and HR co-ordinator Sinthiana Parmenas pay $92,232 and $105,084 respectively for their involvement.

David Marin-Guzman writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.com