Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a Sydney restaurant for an alleged breach affecting a young worker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former manager of two restaurant-and-shisha-lounge outlets in Sydney, for an alleged breach impacting 69 workers.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $21,549 in court penalties against the operators of a printing and signage business that manufactures and installs signs in the greater southern region of Western Australia.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $5,634 penalty in court against the former director of a recruitment company based in New South Wales for a breach affecting a young worker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $18,290 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against a Sydney real estate agency and its director in a matter involving a young worker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $22,017 penalty in court against the former sole director of a cafe and kiosk company in South-East Queensland.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has signed an Enforceable Undertaking with the operator of a Melbourne restaurant which has back-paid more than $194,000 to 38 workers, including visa holders.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $23,324 in penalty and compensation orders in court against Jason Gill, a member of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU).

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and Department of Home Affairs’ Australian Border Force (ABF) have ramped up their compliance efforts across South Australia’s (SA’s) wine regions, conducting coordinated unannounced inspections targeting vineyard owners and labour hire providers.

Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) will rectify more than $11.7 million in underpayments, including interest and superannuation, to 5,500 staff as part of an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.