September 2011
30 Sep 2011
A number of workers in country South Australia have been back-paid more than $28,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
29 Sep 2011
Two companies and two directors associated with a Perth café have been fined a total of $28,820 after failing to keep proper employment records for three Chinese workers who were not paid wages for months at a time.
29 Sep 2011
Two workers in regional Victoria have been back-paid a total of $13,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
28 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has written to more than 40,000 employers in the accounting and recruitment industries as part of a new national education and compliance campaign focusing on clerical workers.
27 Sep 2011
A number of workers on Queensland’s Gold Coast have been back-paid a total of $78,500 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
26 Sep 2011
A construction worker at Karratha in Western Australia’s north-west has been back-paid a total of $25,350 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
25 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken action against a country Victorian medical practice which told a part-time receptionist it could pay her as it liked because it was a small business with flexibility over how to reward staff.
23 Sep 2011
Almost two dozen truck drivers in the NSW Riverina region have been back-paid a total of $24,600 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
22 Sep 2011
Three workers in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges region have been back-paid a total of $34,300 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
21 Sep 2011
Three workers on the NSW Central Coast have been back-paid a total of $30,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
20 Sep 2011
Two workers in Darwin have been back-paid a total of $13,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
19 Sep 2011
A horticultural worker at Rutherglen in North-East Victoria has been back-paid $10,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
16 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman today released the findings of a lengthy investigation into allegations levelled publicly at the Church of Scientology (CoS) over its employment practices.
16 Sep 2011
A number of workers on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast have been back-paid a total of $25,300 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
15 Sep 2011
Two workers on the NSW North Coast have been back-paid a total of $18,300 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
14 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the operators of a Melbourne-based home insulation company for allegedly underpaying five teenage employees $25,000.
13 Sep 2011
On March 9, 2010, the Fair Work Ombudsman initiated an investigation into the Church of Scientology (CoS) following claims raised the previous night by the ABC’s Four Corners program.
13 Sep 2011
Improved parental leave entitlements are among the highlights of the new Enterprise Agreement covering Fair Work Ombudsman employees.
12 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman will make educational visits to dozens of businesses in Condobolin and West Wyalong next month.
9 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a number of Online videos to assist deaf and hearing-impaired employees to understand their workplace rights.
8 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the former operator of a resort near Perth for allegedly underpaying three employees more than $6500.
7 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting the owner-operator of a Sydney truck company, alleging he was involved in sham contracting activity and underpaying a worker more than $13,000.
7 Sep 2011
The operators of a Gold Coast shooting range have been fined a total of $30,000 for asking employees to sign an Individual Flexibility Arrangement (IFA) removing their penalty rates.
6 Sep 2011
Private hospitals, aged care centres and nursing hire agencies are the focus of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s latest campaign in South Australia.
5 Sep 2011
The former operators of a Melbourne kebab shop will face court for allegedly underpaying an Indian employee more than $50,000.
2 Sep 2011
The operators of a NSW security company have been fined for their involvement in failing to back-pay 22 underpaid workers.
2 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman will prosecute the operators of a Queensland delicatessen for allegedly underpaying two young apprentice chefs.
1 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s legal team has been awarded the NSW Excellence in Government Legal Service Award for its innovative use of in-house lawyers to conduct all its civil penalty litigations.
1 Sep 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman today launched a new Online tool to assist calculate wage rates.