Court action over failure to pay compensation

A Victorian petrol station operator fined more than $120,000 last year for deliberately underpaying staff is again facing legal action – this time for allegedly ignoring an order to pay compensation to an unfairly dismissed employee.

Transport company admits underpaying driver to cut wages bill for competitive edge

A transport company has admitted deliberately underpaying one of its drivers because the only way it could remain competitive was to cut its wages bill.

Security companies to face Court after employee allegedly underpaid over $11,000

A national security company knowingly allowed one of its contractors to underpay an employee more than $11,000, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.

Statement on No Land Tax Party

The Fair Work Ombudsman has received almost 1000 requests for assistance from workers claiming they have not been paid money promised to them for working for the No Land Tax Party at the last NSW state election.

Security guards allegedly underpaid $94,000

A NSW security contractor will face Court for allegedly underpaying 14 employees at Coffs Harbour almost $94,000.

Taiwanese backpackers allegedly short-changed $40,000 working as hairdressers

Two Taiwanese backpackers were allegedly underpaid almost $40,000 while working as hairdressers in Adelaide.

Alice Springs café operators face court for alleged record-keeping failures

The operators of an Alice Springs café are facing Court after a Fair Work Ombudsman campaign allegedly uncovered blatant record-keeping failures.

417 visa-holders short-changed almost $10,000

Three Chinese backpackers fruit-picking in regional Victoria are among dozens of workers back-paid thousands of dollars following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

$438,000 back-pay for child-care workers

Almost 600 child care workers throughout Australia have been underpaid hundreds of thousands of dollars, spot checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Queensland security contractor fined $90,000 for failing to back-pay workers $10,000

Penalties totalling $90,000 have been imposed against a security contractor in regional Queensland who failed to pay four employees almost $10,000 for work they performed.