Media releases
Media Releases | 26 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is aware of protests planned to take place on Tuesday, 27 August 2024.
Media Releases | 26 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman is reminding employers and employees that the new right to disconnect begins today for non-small businesses.
Media Releases | 22 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $21,645 penalty in court against the former operator of a burger outlet in Darwin for a breach affecting a vulnerable young worker.
Media Releases | 22 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $6,664 in penalty and back-pay orders in court against the operator of a residential building and construction services business in south-west Sydney, after he failed to back-pay a 15-year-old worker.
Media Releases | 12 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of an engineering services business in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales.
Media Releases | 12 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a Sydney company that designs and retails wedding dresses.
Media Releases | 09 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a childcare centre in western Sydney.
Media Releases | 09 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Melbourne-based company that designs and develops websites and its director.
Media Releases | 08 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $217,806 for 209 underpaid food outlet employees in Cairns, following surprise inspections.
Media Releases | 06 Aug 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured record penalties of $15.3 million against the former operators of the Sushi Bay outlets in NSW, Darwin and Canberra for deliberately exploiting vulnerable migrant workers, including underpaying staff more than $650,000.
