Media releases
Media Releases | 09 Jul 2026
Disability services provider Yooralla has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after rectifying $2.05 million in underpayments, including interest and superannuation, to more than 1,300 underpaid staff.
Media Releases | 08 Jul 2026
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against childcare operator G8 Education Limited, alleging underpayments and seeking compensation of more than $2 million combined for more than 1,400 workers.
Media Releases | 06 Jul 2026
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $110,447 in penalty and payment orders in court against a northern New South Wales wheat farm operator.
Media Releases | 06 Jul 2026
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of an Information Technology business in Tasmania for an alleged breach affecting a young worker.
Media Releases | 03 Jul 2026
The University of NSW (UNSW) will complete more than $32 million in rectification payments, including interest and superannuation, to over 33,000 underpaid staff as part of entering into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 01 Jul 2026
The Fair Work Ombudsman says employers must ensure eligible employees receive the correct minimum wage increase from the first full pay period starting on or after today, 1 July 2026.
Media Releases | 25 Jun 2026
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Victorian construction company and its director for an alleged breach affecting a young worker.
Media Releases | 25 Jun 2026
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $10,438 in penalty and back-pay orders in court against the former operators of a restaurant at Wollongong, in NSW’s South Coast region.
Media Releases | 23 Jun 2026
Charles Darwin University will back-pay more than $4 million, including interest and superannuation, to over 800 underpaid employees, as part of an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 18 Jun 2026
RSPCA QLD has rectified approximately $4.3 million in underpayments, including interest and superannuation, to 1,008 staff as part of an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.