The owner of Ultra Tune South Fremantle, Michael Ferguson, has been penalised morethan $6000 for failing to keep a daily record of employees' start and finish times and failing to produce employment records to an industrial inspector.

"Record keeping is the bedrock of compliance," Executive Director Private Sector Labour Relations Lorraine Field said today.

"Failing to maintain the correct employment records such as daily start and finish times undermines the regulatory scheme designed to ensure employees are paid their legal entitlements.

"It is therefore essential that businesses comply with their legal obligations to keep the correct records and to produce records to industrial inspectors when requested.

"Industrial inspectors will continue to enforce these requirements."

The maximum penalty for failing to keep the correct employment records and failing to provide records to an industrial inspector recently increased to $13,000 for individuals and $65,000 for corporations.

Information on employer obligations, including employment record templates, is available at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/employmentrecords or by calling Wageline on 1300 655 266.

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