June 2009
29 Jun 2009
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has set aside and quashed a decision by former Justice Roger Gyles, AO, to dismiss a case brought against Tristar Steering and Suspension Australia Ltd by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman.
24 Jun 2009
The Acting Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Mark Arbib is pleased to today announce the appointment of Mr Tim Lee as the General Manager of Fair Work Australia and Mr Nick Wilson as the Fair Work Ombudsman.
22 Jun 2009
A Gold Coast company has been fined $20,000 for underpaying a casual truck driver almost $10,000, following a prosecution by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman.
19 Jun 2009
The alleged underpayment of a Queensland truck driver has been settled out of court.
18 Jun 2009
Two former directors of a Brisbane labour-hire company have each been fined $6600 for their role in failing to give Chinese workers proper information and access to Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) offered to them.
12 Jun 2009
Some Kalgoorlie-based security companies have been underpaying their staff by tens of thousands of dollars.
10 Jun 2009
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman is prosecuting a recycling company for allegedly underpaying a number of its Canberra staff almost $300,000.
7 Jun 2009
The national pay protector has expressed alarm at the number of students in Tasmania who say they have been forced to work for nothing.
5 Jun 2009
A Bundaberg butcher is facing court action for refusing to back-pay more than $4000 he allegedly owes a teenage apprentice.
3 Jun 2009
Workplace inspectors will target dozens of businesses in the Snowy Mountains this month to ensure ski season workers are being paid properly.
3 Jun 2009
The former owner of a Canberra restaurant which underpaid a Chinese chef $47,000 in just 12 months has been fined $30,000.
3 Jun 2009
Inspectors from the Federal Workplace Ombudsman’s Toowoomba regional office have recovered $750,000 in back-pay for 600 workers at 420 businesses over the past 12 months.
3 Jun 2009
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has recovered $54,000 in back-pay for 29 workers at 21 Warwick and Stanthorpe businesses over the past 12 months.
3 Jun 2009
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has recovered $43,000 in back-pay for 17 workers at nine businesses in the Dalby/Chinchilla/Miles area over the past 12 months.
3 Jun 2009
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has recovered $122,000 in back-pay for 69 workers at more than 20 businesses in Roma and remote South-West Queensland over the past 12 months.
3 Jun 2009
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has recovered $125,000 in back-pay for 135 workers at 16 Lockyer Valley businesses over the past 12 months.