Media releases
Media Releases | 28 Mar 2017
A former trolley collecting services operator in regional Victoria is facing court for allegedly ignoring Fair Work Commission orders to compensate two employees who had been unfairly dismissed.
Media Releases | 27 Mar 2017
The operator of a Queensland resort restaurant has been penalised for his “deliberate and calculated” conduct in exploiting a young international student and dismissing her by text message because she refused to accept below-Award wages.
Media Releases | 24 Mar 2017
A Melbourne packing services business with a history of short-changing workers and one of its directors have been penalised more than $220,000 for underpaying three staff, including two visa holders.
Media Releases | 23 Mar 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has won judicial support for the first review of a compliance notice.
Media Releases | 21 Mar 2017
As workers get an innovative new tool to record their hours, it is time for businesses to take record-keeping as seriously as the courts and government.
Media Releases | 17 Mar 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has released a new app aimed at tackling the persistent problem of underpayment of young workers and migrant workers around the country.
Media Releases | 16 Mar 2017
A restaurant in regional NSW has agreed to back-pay more than $22,000 to 24 workers - including teenagers paid as little as $7 per hour - following an audit by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 13 Mar 2017
One of Australia’s leading businesses in the café sector has made a public commitment to ensure compliance with workplace laws across its 300 plus outlets by partnering with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 10 Mar 2017
The former operator of a Canberra café is facing Court for alleged serious contraventions of record-keeping and pay slip laws.
Media Releases | 09 Mar 2017
A Perth security company is facing Court for allegedly underpaying its guards more than $200,000.
