Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former owner-operator of a joinery and cabinet-making company that was based in Western Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Western Sydney plumbing company and its director.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $213,120 penalty in court against the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in response to systemic record-keeping failures that hindered FWO’s investigation into its underpayments.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $171,500 in penalties in court against the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and four of its current and former officials for unlawful conduct at construction sites in Melbourne.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court penalties totalling $7,642 against the former operator of a distribution company based in Hobart, for breaches affecting migrant workers.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $25,000 penalty in court against a Western Sydney construction company for a deliberate failure to comply with a Compliance Notice.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $135,000 penalty in court against the former operator of an Ultra Tune automotive service outlet in western Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action for a third time against a Melbourne mortgage broking business and its manager.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a vegetable farm in Victoria for allegedly underpaying 28 migrant workers more than $645,000.

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) will complete more than $21.4 million in payments, including interest and superannuation, to over 10,000 underpaid staff as part of entering into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.