Media releases
Media Releases | 18 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty against the operator of an Adelaide business that failed to back-pay wages owing to a deaf apprentice.
Media Releases | 18 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of multiple Japanese noodle eateries in Victoria.
Media Releases | 17 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $44,000 in penalties against a residential building and construction company in Darwin, and one of its directors.
Media Releases | 17 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $11,000 in penalties in court against the former operator of a business that manufactured and sold wooden furniture in southern Queensland.
Media Releases | 15 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a Japanese restaurant in north-western Sydney, alleging they underpaid two migrant workers a total of almost $100,000 and falsified records.
Media Releases | 11 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of an auction house in the Lake Macquarie region, in regional New South Wales.
Media Releases | 11 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a company that supplies labour to a western Sydney hotel for allegedly failing to comply with an order to compensate a worker it unfairly dismissed after becoming aware she was pregnant.
Media Releases | 10 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in relation to a fifth United Petroleum outlet, alleging a former operator of a store in western Melbourne provided false or misleading pay slips and underpaid a migrant worker.
Media Releases | 09 Jul 2025
Guoyong “Jet” Liu found himself in a tough spot as a visa holder worker in Australia. His pay at restaurant Din Tai Fung seemed far too low, but he needed a job.
Media Releases | 02 Jul 2025
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of a cleaning business in Sydney for an alleged breach that impacted migrant workers.