Security guards underpaid at major music festival

Ten security guards at last year’s Country Music Festival at Tamworth were underpaid almost $6000, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed.

Central Queensland regional campaign results

The Fair Work Ombudsman today released the findings of a recent campaign in Central Queensland.

Malaysian restaurant operators penalised almost $300,000 after paying staff $11 an hour

The operators of an inner Sydney restaurant who relied on informal market research to set their wage rates have been penalised almost $300,000 for deliberately short-changing their employees and using false records to try to disguise the underpayments.

Employer failed to check wage rates, underpaid employees almost $50,000 in four months

A Korean migrant who opened two take-away food outlets in Darwin late last year without checking the wages applicable to his business underpaid his workers almost $50,000 in just four months.

Sushi chain underpays migrant workers $51,000

A Gold Coast business which runs a sushi factory and allied restaurant and take-away food outlets in Queensland and NSW underpaid three Japanese employees more than $51,000 over 18 months, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has found.

Tasmanian regional campaign results

The Fair Work Ombudsman today released the findings of a recent campaign in Tasmania’s Sorell/Dodges Ferry region.

Court upholds ‘scab poster’ decision against MUA

The Full Court of the Federal Court has upheld a ruling requiring the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and one of its officials to pay a total of $215,000 in penalties and compensation after labelling a group of workers as “scabs”.

Back-pay for workers in Melbourne’s south-east

Four retail shop assistants in Dandenong are sharing more than $14,400 back-pay after the Fair Work Ombudsman found they were being short-changed.

Car detailer back-paid more than $16,800

A car detailer in the NSW Hunter Valley has been back-paid more than $16,800 after years of being short-changed his wages.

Student visa-holders underpaid

Two international students working at a fast-food outlet in Sydney have been short-changed thousands of dollars.