Café faces Court for allegedly requiring cook to pay back wages in exploitative cash-back scheme

An overseas worker employed as a cook on the Gold Coast was allegedly required to pay back more than $21,000 of her wages to her employer in an exploitative cash-back scheme.

Second phase of TCF campaign

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit 365 textile, clothing and footwear businesses across Australia in the second phase of a national campaign aimed at building compliance with workplace laws across the industry.

Ventia Utility Services signs workplace pact, overhauls overseas recruitment practices

A NSW-based services company faces enforcement action after workers recruited from the Philippines were threatened with dismissal if they joined a union.

Adelaide employer underpays visa-holder $22,000

An Adelaide labour hire company short-changed an Indian visa-holder $22,000 over just 17 months, inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Caravan park cautioned after underpaying dozens of backpackers working on local farms

The operators of a caravan park in Far North Queensland have been placed on notice after the Fair Work Ombudsman found it was underpaying dozens of workers that it was supplying to work on local farms.

Traralgon eatery underpays workers $7700

Two employees at a Traralgon eatery have been back-paid $7700 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found the business had short-changed them.

Back-pay for almost 250 restaurant staff

The operator of a dozen restaurants across Melbourne has been required to back-pay almost 250 workers after inadvertently underpaying their Christmas Day entitlements.

Yogurberry master franchisor faces Court over alleged underpayment of overseas workers

The head Australian company and master franchisor of the Yogurberry frozen yoghurt chain faces legal action for allegedly short-changing young overseas workers thousands of dollars.

$10hr for backpacker - restaurant faces court

A Melbourne restaurant is facing the Federal Circuit Court for allegedly underpaying a visa-holder from Taiwan as little as $10 an hour.

Restaurant penalised over underpayments

The operators of a Queensland restaurant have been penalised a total of $21,000 after paying a young Chinese backpacker just $10 an hour.