Spot checks in Canberra and Queanbeyan

The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing up to 50 businesses in Canberra and Queanbeyan as part of a new campaign.

Fair Work Ombudsman joins Feast to raise awareness of unlawful discrimination

The Fair Work Ombudsman will participate in Adelaide’s Feast Festival to raise awareness about the workplace rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

Almost $28,000 back-pay for High School students

A group of teenage high school students in Queensland has been short-changed thousands of dollars for work they undertook as part of school-based traineeships.

Media company faces Court over unpaid internship

A Sydney-based media company is facing Court for allegedly running an unlawful unpaid internship program and underpaying two workers more than $18,000.

Court imposes hefty penalty to deter employers from exploiting overseas backpackers

A Federal Circuit Court judge has fined the former operators of a Darwin café tens of thousands of dollars for underpaying two Taiwanese backpackers, and issued a strong warning to other rogue employers who seek to exploit vulnerable workers and tarnish Australia’s reputation overseas.

Malaysian husband-and-wife chef, kitchen hand, allegedly short-changed more than $63,000

The former operators of a Tasmanian resort will face Court for allegedly underpaying two Malaysian visa-holders more than $63,000.

Restaurants short-changed workers $25,000

Dozens of workers at two Alice Springs restaurants have been back-paid almost $25,000 in wages and entitlements following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Mansfield, Rutherglen workers share back-pay

Workers at two regional Victorian accommodation businesses have been back-paid more than $15,000 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

417 visa-holders allegedly short-changed thousands

A packing services company in Melbourne is facing Court for allegedly underpaying three employees, including two 417 working holiday visa-holders.

Spot checks for 250 Far North Queensland businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 250 businesses in Cairns, Innisfail and the Cassowary Coast over the next three months as part of a new campaign.