Restaurant operators face Court over underpayment and dismissal by text message

The operators of a Queensland island resort restaurant will face the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane for allegedly underpaying an international student almost $2000 and terminating her employment by text message after she asked her employer to pay her the minimum wage for her work as a waitress.

$60,000 penalty for trying to circumvent overtime payments with labour contract scheme

A fruit and vegetable farming operation in Stanthorpe, Queensland, has been penalised a total of $60,000 for creating a scheme aimed at circumventing its workplace obligations.

Spot checks for 200 South-West Vic employers

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 200 businesses across Victoria’s South-West region as part of a new campaign.

Spot checks for 50 Tasmanian businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 50 businesses across Tasmania’s South-East Coast as part of a new campaign.

Sydney bus drivers allegedly underpaid $47,000

A Sydney transport company is facing the Federal Circuit Court for allegedly short-changing four bus drivers more than $47,000.

Perth cleaning contractor faces Court over alleged overseas worker underpayments

Young overseas workers on 417 visas were underpaid thousands of dollars for cleaning rooms at a popular Perth hotel, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.

Overseas workers short-changed $92,000

Dozens of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals working at a mushroom farm in regional NSW have been short-changed tens of thousands of dollars, investigations by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Cleaning business faces Court for allegedly underpaying international students

A cleaning services business in Sydney will face the Federal Circuit Court for allegedly underpaying two international students almost $3000.

Co-operation at the “door of the Court” too late to avoid penalty, Judge tells businesswoman

A Federal Circuit Court judge has told a Melbourne businesswoman she could have avoided a $9000 penalty if she had co-operated with a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation into underpayment of wages.

Failure to co-operate results in penalties of $24,990 for Sydney company and director

A Sydney businessman and his company have been penalised almost $25,000 for failing to co-operate with a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation.