Media releases
Media Releases | 12 May 2016
The Fair Work Ombudsman notes with concern a decision by convenience store franchisor 7-Eleven to terminate the services of the Fels Wages Panel in recovering the lawful entitlements of workers.
Media Releases | 12 May 2016
The operators of a Chinese restaurant in regional NSW are facing Court for allegedly underpaying their staff more than $583,000 in just 16 months.
Media Releases | 11 May 2016
Backpackers on working holiday visas account for the highest level of pay disputes raised with the Fair Work Ombudsman, new statistics reveal.
Media Releases | 10 May 2016
The operators of three Japanese-style food outlets in Queensland are facing Court for allegedly short-changing five overseas workers almost $150,000.
Media Releases | 09 May 2016
The operators of two motels in NSW and Victoria are facing Court for allegedly short-changing four Filipino workers more than $261,000.
Media Releases | 04 May 2016
A Gold Coast apprentice paid less than $10 an hour has been reimbursed thousands of dollars following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 03 May 2016
The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing 75 businesses in South Australia’s Barossa and Adelaide Plains regions as part of a new campaign.
Media Releases | 02 May 2016
A 7-Eleven operator in Sydney has been penalised a record $214,200 for deliberately short-changing two migrant employees and falsifying records, following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 29 Apr 2016
Two workers in Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains in NSW, have shared thousands of dollars back-pay following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 28 Apr 2016
The Fair Work Ombudsman has become the only Australian organisation to receive one of the world’s most prestigious online design honours in the legal field.
