Spotlight on Katherine mango farms

Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will visit mango farms around Katherine, NT, this week to ensure seasonal workers are being paid correctly.

Lending an ear to the needs of small business

The Fair Work Ombudsman will meet with key members of the small business community at a roundtable in Melbourne tomorrow.

Egyptian migrant allegedly underpaid $62,000

An Egyptian migrant who delivered medicines to customers in Sydney was underpaid more than $62,000 over almost four years, it will be alleged in court.

Costly penalty for ignoring back-pay request

A Melbourne dental firm has been fined almost $40,000 for failing to back-pay two employees almost $10,000.

Business couple fined over teen worker’s wages; lack of meal, rest and toilet breaks

Business operators who underpaid a teenage sales assistant and failed to provide her with sufficient meal, rest and toilet breaks have been fined tens of thousands of dollars following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Results of Yarra Valley strawberry farm visits

Strawberry growers in Victoria’s Yarra Valley need to pay greater attention to their obligations under federal workplace laws, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Stevedore industry on notice over wage deductions for unlawful industrial action

Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd will write to its employees in Fremantle, Western Australia, putting them on notice that they will not be paid if they take unlawful industrial action in the future.

$95,000 penalty and order to back-pay staff

The operators of a former fish and chip shop in Albury, NSW, have been fined a total of $94,990 for underpaying three staff members.

Mid-North Coast blueberry farms back in spotlight

Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will return to the NSW Mid-North Coast this month to conduct further auditing of local blueberry farms.

$70,000 back-paid to Gippsland workers

A number of employees in Victoria’s Gippsland region have been reimbursed more than $70,000 after recent inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed they had been underpaid at work.