Melbourne fine dining restaurant underpays overseas workers $35,000

A Melbourne fine dining restaurant is overhauling its workplace practices after a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation found it had underpaid six overseas workers more than $35,000.

Little cheer at Japanese restaurant paying visa holders less than $10 an hour

A Gold Coast Japanese restaurant has been found to have underpaid more than $24,000 to 10 workers after paying flat rates and deducting from wages of some workers who were visa holders.

Adelaide nail salon operator faces Court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the owner of a nail salon in Adelaide, alleging he failed to take appropriate action after being put on notice to pay employees correctly.

Enforceable Undertakings resulting from the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Activity Report on Pizza Hut outlets

Enforceable Undertakings resulting from the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Activity Report on Pizza Hut outlets

Fair Work Ombudsman report reveals non-compliance in major fast-food franchise

A Fair Work Ombudsman Activity Report has identified widespread non-compliance within Pizza Hut outlets with three quarters of audited outlets failing to comply with workplace laws.

Gold Coast tour bus operator to make stop in Court over sham contracting and underpayment claims

A Gold Coast tour bus operator will face the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane over claims it engaged in sham contracting and underpaid two workers from non-English speaking backgrounds a total of $43,477.21.

Migration agency faces Court for allegedly underpaying young overseas workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a migration agency, alleging it underpaid two young overseas workers in Brisbane more than $17,000 over a period of less than five months.

Adelaide massage parlour operator faces court

The operator of a number of massage parlours in Adelaide is facing Court for alleged serious contraventions of record-keeping and pay slip laws.

$143,000 in penalties for $18,000 underpayment of two overseas workers in Brisbane

A Court’s decision to impose $143,000 in penalties over two Taiwanese workers in Brisbane being underpaid $18,000 sends a message about the seriousness of ignoring warnings to pay workers correctly, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

$125k back-pay for workers in south-east Melbourne

A former manager of an automotive repair business at Seaford in Victoria has been reimbursed $102,990 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.