1200 businesses face further monitoring

About 1200 businesses found to have underpaid their workers over the past three years will be reviewed again as the Fair Work Ombudsman strives to promote a culture of compliance with workplace laws.

4.5 stars, but hotel housekeepers underpaid

Housekeepers cleaning rooms at one of Australia’s largest hotels will have their pay packets reviewed after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they are being underpaid.

Bakers Delight franchisee signs workplace pact after short-changing 26 employees $40,000

More than two dozen apprentice bakers, baker’s assistants and bakery shop assistants – over half of them aged under 21 – have been reimbursed almost $40,000 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found they were being underpaid.

Department’s budget-saving recruitment strategy risks breaching workplace laws

A Victorian Government department’s employment practices risk breaching federal workplace laws, a Fair Work Ombudsman inquiry has revealed.

Gold Coast travel businesses fined $138,000 over underpayments and sham contracting

Underpaying staff and sham contracting has cost two Gold Coast travel businesses almost $138,000.

Guide to starting a new job now online

Starting a new job can be daunting, especially when you’re a first-time worker. To help make it easier, the Fair Work Ombudsman has created A guide to starting a new job, which aims to prepare young people for the first day at work.

Almost $100,000 back-paid to workers in Melbourne’s South and South-Eastern suburbs

Dozens of workers in Melbourne’s South and South-Eastern suburbs have shared in more than $93,100 back-pay after recent inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed they had been underpaid at work.

Harvest Trail project turns to WA wine industry

Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors are in Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region this week as part of an ongoing focus on the entitlements of seasonal workers.

Campaign of “obfuscation” results in $84,500 penalty for Gold Coast restaurant

The operators of a Gold Coast restaurant have been fined a total of $84,500 after engaging in a campaign of “obfuscation” aimed at avoiding having to back-pay nine employees who had been short-changed almost $17,000.

Gold Coast workers back-paid $111,000

Dozens of workers on Queensland’s Gold Coast have shared more than $111,000 back-pay after recent inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed they had been underpaid.