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.

High-wage earning Melbourne business operator fined again over employee underpayments

A high-wage earning Melbourne business operator has been fined for a second time after again being involved in short-changing employees thousands of dollars.

Chinese worker allegedly paid $10 an hour

A Queensland restaurant operator is facing Court for allegedly paying a young Chinese national just $10 an hour and breaching sham contracting laws.

Baiada declares ‘moral and ethical’ responsibility to stamp out contractors’ unlawful practices at its worksites

Baiada has publicly declared that it has a “moral and ethical responsibility” to join with the Fair Work Ombudsman to stamp out its contractors’ unlawful practices at its worksites.

New methods successfully resolve workplace disputes before they escalate

The Fair Work Ombudsman is saving business operators and workers time and money - and preventing some jobs from being lost altogether - by increasingly using new methods to resolve workplace disputes before they escalate.

Spot checks for 50 Darwin businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 50 businesses in Darwin this week as part of a new campaign.

Free from detention and granted residency, asylum seeker allegedly exploited, paid only $3.49 an hour

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against an employer who allegedly exploited a vulnerable asylum seeker who had earlier been released from detention.

$10k in fines for paying overseas worker $8 an hour

More than $10,000 in fines have been imposed after an ugg boot retailer paid an overseas worker in Sydney just $8 an hour.