August 2011
31 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered more than $24,000 back-pay for workers on Rottnest Island as part of an education and compliance campaign.
31 Aug 2011
Almost 60 per cent of businesses randomly audited in Western Australia’s Peel Region are compliant with workplace laws, the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed.
30 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting the operators of a car wash cafe in Sydney for allegedly underpaying dozens of foreign workers.
29 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman will visit the Royal Adelaide Show for the third consecutive year to educate employers about their obligations to casual workers.
26 Aug 2011
A number of workers in regional Tasmania have been back-paid a total of $54,700 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
25 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the former sole director of a Sydney business over an alleged $7000-plus underpayment of two employees.
24 Aug 2011
The operator of a Hungry Jack’s fast food outlet at Bendigo in Victoria’s Goldfields region will face court for allegedly underpaying staff more than $105,000.
23 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the operator of a retail flower business in Melbourne for allegedly underpaying a young apprentice more than $16,000.
22 Aug 2011
A sales assistant at Deniliquin in regional NSW has been back-paid a total of $6400 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
19 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman announced today that inspectors will visit up to 300 clothing manufacturing businesses in Queensland between now and Christmas.
18 Aug 2011
Almost 90 per cent of food outlets randomly audited in South Australia are complying with workplace laws, the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed today.
17 Aug 2011
The operator of a Melbourne fashion outlet who was fined last year for underpaying his staff is again facing court.
16 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the operator of a general medical practice south of Brisbane, alleging it threatened an Indian doctor for complaining about his pay.
15 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting the operator of a former Sydney printing company after five of his staff were allegedly underpaid more than $55,000.
14 Aug 2011
Two Adelaide companies will face court for allegedly underpaying their trolley collectors more than $165,000.
12 Aug 2011
Dozens of workers in suburban Melbourne have recently been back-paid a total of $329,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
11 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman today released the results of its investigations into the fitness industry in Queensland.
10 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against a company in the NSW Illawarra region for allegedly engaging in sham contracting activity that resulted in four workers being underpaid more than $8000.
9 Aug 2011
The operators of the Border Barber hairdressing salons in Albury-Wodonga have been fined a total of $3600 for discriminating against a physically disabled employee.
9 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against a wedding planning company, alleging it underpaid 14 Japanese nationals more than $16,000.
8 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the operators of two Melbourne childcare centres for allegedly underpaying nine employees a total of almost $120,000.
7 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against a national company for allegedly underpaying a Filipino employee based in Perth more than $20,000.
5 Aug 2011
Almost 80 percent of businesses operating warehouse facilities in the Melbourne suburbs of Footscray and Laverton are complying with workplace laws, random audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.
4 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman will make educational visits to about 100 Tasmanian businesses which have recently advertised for new staff.
3 Aug 2011
Three-quarters of Japanese restaurants and Asian grocery stores randomly audited during a recent campaign in Melbourne did not comply with workplace laws, the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed.
2 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman will this month visit the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland’s Exhibition Show – Ekka.
1 Aug 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman will make educational visits to about 1000 small and medium-sized businesses throughout Adelaide between now and Christmas.