Penalty for underpayment of interns

The former operator of a Melbourne marketing company has been penalised $17,500 over her involvement in the underpayment of three former interns.

Transport company penalised $41,600 over underpayment of three drivers

The operators of a Victorian transport company have been penalised a total of $41,600 for underpaying three truck drivers.

Food wholesaler penalised $85,000 over “inexcusable” underpayment of workers

A Melbourne food wholesaler has been penalised $85,000 for “inexcusable” underpayment of migrant and overseas workers.

Filipino worker short-changed more than $20,000 in just three months

A Filipino welder recruited to work on the construction of a new brewery in Melbourne was underpaid more than $20,000 in just three months, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has found.

Mid-North workers back-paid almost $20,000

Eleven workers on the NSW Mid-North Coast are sharing almost $20,000 back-pay after Fair Work Ombudsman auditing found they had been underpaid.

Port Macquarie workers back-paid $24,000

Several workers around Port Macquarie have been reimbursed almost $24,000 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found they had been underpaid.

Young Sydney workers back-paid $35,000

A business on Sydney’s north shore has back-paid three young employees almost $35,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Barwon Heads manager back-paid $19,000

The former manager of a business at Barwon Heads in Victoria has been back-paid $19,000 after intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Coffs Harbour apprentices underpaid $22,000

Three apprentice chefs at Coffs Harbour have been underpaid more than $22,000, investigations by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Gold Coast workers paid as little as $10 an hour

A Gold Coast restaurant and a take-away food outlet have had to back-pay a dozen employees a total of more than $23,000 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found the workers were being short-changed.