Media releases
Media Releases | 22 Jan 2015
A young Italian backpacker was allegedly paid less than $2 an hour while working in Tasmania for an employer who recruited working holidaymakers wanting to stay in Australia for two years.
Media Releases | 21 Jan 2015
A Sydney restaurant which agreed to pay $52,000 a year to a cook recruited from South Korea under the 457 skilled visa program paid him just $15,000 over 13 months.
Media Releases | 20 Jan 2015
A teenage Chinese massage therapist was underpaid more than $21,000 after being persuaded to work as an independent contractor instead of an employee, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.
Media Releases | 19 Jan 2015
A number of workers in Victoria’s Goldfields region have been back-paid $34,400 in wages and entitlements following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 16 Jan 2015
A national glass repair business is facing Court for allegedly ignoring a Fair Work Commission order to compensate an employee who had been unfairly dismissed.
Media Releases | 15 Jan 2015
The former operator of an Indian restaurant in North-East Victoria has agreed to back-pay two cooks more than $20,000, following an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 14 Jan 2015
A Canberra carpentry business is facing court for allegedly ignoring a Fair Work Commission order to compensate an employee who had been unfairly dismissed.
Media Releases | 13 Jan 2015
Almost three-quarters of retail businesses in South Australia are fully compliant with payment laws, random checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.
Media Releases | 13 Jan 2015
More than three-quarters of retail businesses in Western Australia are fully compliant with payment laws, random checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.
Media Releases | 13 Jan 2015
Just over half of retail businesses in the Northern Territory are fully compliant with payment laws, random checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.
