Media Releases
22 May 2013
Workers throughout Brisbane and South-East Queensland have been back-paid a total of $228,900 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
21 May 2013
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against the former operator of an environmental control products company, alleging eight employees in Sydney and Adelaide were underpaid a total of $49,000.
20 May 2013
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Central Victorian security company, alleging it underpaid four former employees almost $90,000.
17 May 2013
The Fair Work Ombudsman will provide free advice and information to working parents over three days next week as part of the Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expo at the Sydney Showground Exhibition Centre, Sydney Olympic Park.
16 May 2013
The Fair Work Ombudsman will visit 120 businesses in and around Queenstown, in western Tasmania next month, as part of an education and compliance campaign.
15 May 2013
10 restaurants and fast food outlets at Coffs Harbour and surrounding areas, including Sawtell, are facing investigation for underpayment of wages to staff, after recent spot-audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
14 May 2013
Underpaid workers in Melbourne’s North and North-West have been back-paid a total of $50,900 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
13 May 2013
Workers in the NSW Murray River region have been back-paid a total of $41,400 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
10 May 2013
A Fair Work Ombudsman litigation has led to the recovery of $19,000 in wages for the estate of an underpaid Brisbane worker who passed away three years ago, as well as $53,460 in fines against the operators of the business she worked for.
10 May 2013
The former operator of a Gold Coast pizza shop has been fined $15,180 for underpaying 27 employees.