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Fair Work Ombudsman’s 2016/17 Annual Report now available
24 Oct 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s annual report for the 2016/17 financial year has been tabled in the Commonwealth Parliament.
Fair Work Ombudsman continues to set the bar for gender equity in briefing practices
24 Oct 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has allocated more than half of its legal work to female barristers for the fourth year in a row, continuing to set an example as a best practice employer in equitable briefing practices.
$70,000 in penalties after overseas workers’ vulnerability deliberately exploited
23 Oct 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $70,000 in penalties against the former operators of a hair products retailing business for ignoring prior warnings and deliberately exploiting vulnerable overseas workers in Melbourne.

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Eithne Johnston
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Matthew Raggatt
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Ryan Pedler
Assistant Director - Media
Mobile: 0411 430 902
Email: ryan.pedler@fwo.gov.au

Mark Lee
Director of Media
Mobile: 0408 547 381
Email: mark.lee@fwo.gov.au

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