Media releases

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.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of multiple Japanese noodle eateries in Victoria.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.