December 2009
22 Dec 2009
A Townsville tradesman has been reimbursed $9500 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he was underpaid.
21 Dec 2009
Two workers at a farm in the Gold Coast hinterland have been reimbursed more than $22,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they were underpaid.
18 Dec 2009
A Sydney real estate company and its director have been fined almost $30,000 for underpaying a salesperson more than $20,000 as a result of sham contracting.
18 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $10,000 in back-pay for four casual workers at a Whyalla accommodation house.
17 Dec 2009
Two salespeople for a Broome company have been reimbursed more than $11,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they were underpaid.
16 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $115,000 for five workers at a private training college in Melbourne.
15 Dec 2009
A Central Queensland worker has been reimbursed $17,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found she was underpaid.
14 Dec 2009
Random audits of employers in the metal, engineering and associated industries in the NSW Hunter Valley region have found most are complying with workplace laws.
12 Dec 2009
A Brisbane company has reimbursed three young workers almost $85,000 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found they had been underpaid.
11 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against a NSW company and its owner for allegedly underpaying a young plumber more than $7500.
10 Dec 2009
Six trainees working for an Adelaide construction company are being reimbursed a total of $34,000 after investigations by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they had been underpaid.
10 Dec 2009
The operators of Hobart’s Macquarie Motor Inn have been fined more than $63,000 for underpaying a former assistant manager.
9 Dec 2009
The operator of a string of Sydney nightspots has been penalised for underpaying hundreds of its bar staff.
9 Dec 2009
The former owners of a Darwin hairdressing business have been fined $2000 for underpaying an apprentice, following a prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
8 Dec 2009
NSW Chief Industrial Magistrate Gregory Hart has delivered a stinging rebuke to a Newcastle company director whom he found had shown an “arrogant disregard for the welfare of his employees”.
7 Dec 2009
A number of Esperance businesses will be asked to open their books to scrutiny by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
7 Dec 2009
A Kalgoorlie-Boulder worker has been reimbursed $10,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he was underpaid.
6 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman is urging Victorian employers not to delay registering new apprentices.
4 Dec 2009
The former operators of a Melbourne internet café have been penalised almost $20,000 for underpaying a customer service employee $33,000 over two years.
4 Dec 2009
Eighty-six per cent of employers randomly audited in the NSW snowfields are complying with workplace laws, the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed.
3 Dec 2009
Australian workers now have a new tool to help them better understand their workplace rights.
3 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman will target the shuttle bus industry in the NSW Hunter Valley to ensure workers are being paid correctly.
2 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against a Sydney company and a director for allegedly underpaying six workers almost $30,000.
2 Dec 2009
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the operators of a NSW security company over their alleged involvement in underpaying 22 workers almost $75,000.
1 Dec 2009
With just a month to go before the New Year ushers in new workplace laws, Fair Work Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson is urging small business owners not to wait until the last minute to familiarise themselves with the changes.