Media releases
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.
Media Releases | 12 Jan 2015
The Fair Work Ombudsman will participate in this year’s Midsumma Festival in Melbourne to help raise awareness of unlawful workplace discrimination.
Media Releases | 09 Jan 2015
The operators of a Tasmanian take-away restaurant have been fined a total of $100,000 after engaging in ‘particularly disturbing behaviour’ in relation to a vulnerable foreign chef.
Media Releases | 08 Jan 2015
The operator of two petrol stations at Wagga, in regional NSW, has been formally cautioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman after short-changing dozens of console operators.
Media Releases | 07 Jan 2015
Retail bakeries in Victoria need to pay greater attention to employee pay rates, the Fair Work Ombudsman said today.
Media Releases | 06 Jan 2015
Trolley collection providers who exploited a dozen overseas workers pushing trolleys at a suburban shopping centre have been fined more than $190,000.
Media Releases | 05 Jan 2015
The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a warning to growers, hostel owners and labour hire contractors that it will not tolerate the deliberate exploitation of backpackers and seasonal workers this summer.
Media Releases | 19 Dec 2014
The operators of a retail business in regional Victoria have been fined a total of $75,900 for underpaying a casual employee almost $30,000.
Media Releases | 18 Dec 2014
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) is joining forces with the Fair Work Ombudsman to help improve compliance with federal workplace laws.