New wages tool puts pay advice in your pocket

The Fair Work Ombudsman now has a mobile-friendly pay tool to give employers and employees access to reliable advice on wages and entitlements on-the-go.

Bendigo fast-food worker paid $11 an hour

A fast food shop in Bendigo paid staff as little as $11 an hour because the employer believed it was the ‘going rate’, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

Freezing orders imposed against Cairns company, director after non-payment of fines and back-pay

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured freezing orders against Cairns company Trek North Tours and its owner/director Leigh Alan Jorgensen.

Business with “no idea” about minimum pay rates now faces $46,000 unpaid wages bill

The operator of a take-away food outlet in Melbourne who underpaid his staff over $46,000 admitted having no idea about minimum wage rates.

Transport company signs pact after ongoing workplace contraventions identified

An Adelaide transport services company formally cautioned 12 months ago about its workplace practices now faces enforcement action for ongoing breaches of workplace laws.

Computer error left unchecked for eight years results in 25 factory workers being underpaid $45,000

A computer installation error has been blamed for more than two dozen mill workers in Nambucca Heads being short-changed over $45,000 worth of leave entitlements.

Pizza store operator fined for short-changing delivery drivers and sales employee almost $26,000

The former owner-operator of a Sydney pizza outlet has been fined for refusing to reimburse eight employees who were underpaid almost $26,000.

Officers appointed to engage with multicultural communities on workplace rights, obligations

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a program to foster new relationships with international student bodies and multicultural communities.

Court penalises MUA over ‘scab’ posters

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and one of its officials have been ordered to pay a total of $215,000 in penalties and compensation after distributing posters labelling as “scabs” workers who refused to take part in a strike at Fremantle Port in Western Australia.

No Land Tax Party faces legal action

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against No Land Tax Campaign Inc. - better known as the No Land Tax Party - and its leader Peter Jones.