Salon operator penalised $112,000 for “self-serving piece of subterfuge” in exploiting overseas workers

The operators of an Adelaide hairdressing salon have been penalised a total of $112,000 and ordered to back-pay two exploited Taiwanese hairdressers almost $40,000 following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Compliance partnership back on the table after petrol retailers short-change international students

Fuel retailer United Petroleum is being encouraged to enter a compliance partnership with the Fair Work Ombudsman to help ensure workers at hundreds of petrol stations are being paid properly.

New workplace pact aims to improve compliance

The Recruitment and Consulting Services Association is joining forces with the Fair Work Ombudsman to help improve compliance with federal workplace laws.

Pacific Islander visa-holders worked 36 consecutive days, short-changed $14,700

Workers recruited from Vanuatu by a labour-hire operator worked 36 days straight on a NSW North Coast blueberry farm and were underpaid more than $14,700, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

Infoline recognised for customer service

The Fair Work Ombudsman has again been recognised for the exceptional customer service provided by its Fair Work Infoline.

Free advice for employers in regional SA

Small business owners in regional South Australia will have the opportunity to engage with experts from the Fair Work Ombudsman next month as part of the SA Small Business Commissioner’s Bizlinks South-East Roadshow.

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.