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.

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.