2012
22 May 2012
A worker at Goondiwindi in the border region of Queensland has been back-paid $11,300 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
21 May 2012
The Fair Work Ombudsman will provide free advice and information to franchisors and employers this coming weekend as part of the ‘Franchising and Business Opportunities Expo’ at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.
18 May 2012
The former operators of a resort near Perth have been fined a total of $23,100 for underpaying three employees.
18 May 2012
The Fair Work Ombudsman will make educational visits to about 200 businesses around Adelaide over the next two months.
18 May 2012
The Federal Court has fined a national labour-hire company which says it adopted a “no-ticket, no-start” policy in Western Australia “to keep industrial peace”.
17 May 2012
The Fair Work Ombudsman will provide free advice and information to working parents over the next three days as part of the ‘Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expo’ at the Sydney Showgrounds Exhibition Centre at Olympic Park.
17 May 2012
The former operators of a Queensland construction business have been fined a total of $9000 for underpaying a teenage employee.
16 May 2012
Dozens of franchisors have put their hand up to participate in the Fair Work Ombudsman’s new National Franchise Program (NFP).
15 May 2012
The Fair Work Ombudsman is re-visiting Queensland’s real estate industry after last year finding that many employers were failing to lodge staff pay agreements.
14 May 2012
Two workers in North West Victoria have been back-paid a total of $14,800 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.