$20,000 back-pay for Hobart cafe employees

Four workers at a café in Hobart have been back-paid almost $20,000 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Court imposes penalties after on-the-spot fine ignored

The operators of an Adelaide business have been fined a total of $6460 after failing to pay an $850 on-the-spot fine for not issuing pay-slips to two overseas workers.

$22,000 ‘cheque in mail’ for Taiwanese backpacker

A Taiwanese backpacker who complained about being underpaid on her last day in Australia has received a cheque in the mail for $22,646.

457 visa holder back-paid almost $10,000

A manager at a Daintree Rainforest tourism outlet has been reimbursed almost $10,000, following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Café allegedly underpaid 457 visa-holder $22,000

The former owner-operator of a Sydney café will face the Federal Circuit Court after allegedly underpaying a 457 visa-holder employed as a pastry chef more than $22,000.

Spot checks for 125 Adelaide businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 125 businesses in Adelaide’s CBD and North Adelaide over the next three months as part of a new campaign.

Spot checks for 250 Dandenong businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 250 businesses in Melbourne’s Dandenong region as part of a new campaign.

Spot checks for 150 Perth businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 150 businesses across Perth’s southern suburbs as part of a new campaign.

Café operator fined over record-keeping failures

The former operator of an Alice Springs café has been fined for record-keeping failures discovered during a Fair Work Ombudsman campaign.

Sri Lankan visa-holders allegedly paid just $8 an hour

A Sydney manufacturing company and one of its directors will face Court after allegedly paying a Sri Lankan couple as little as $8 an hour.