Media releases
Media Releases | 05 Aug 2014
In a bid to raise awareness of record-keeping obligations, the Fair Work Ombudsman is planning site visits to 450 businesses throughout South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory over the next month.
Media Releases | 04 Aug 2014
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced it will conduct a review of the wages and conditions of overseas workers in Australia on the 417 Working Holiday Visa.
Media Releases | 04 Aug 2014
Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will return to Caboolture strawberry farms this week for further checks on payments to seasonal workers.
Media Releases | 30 Jul 2014
Child play centres in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of NSW need to pay greater attention to their wage rates, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 29 Jul 2014
The operator of a Kings Cross, Sydney, coffee shop has paid $2000 compensation to a young casual employee who was dismissed after she queried her pay rate.
Media Releases | 28 Jul 2014
More than 93 per cent of businesses in western Tasmania are correctly paying their employees, random audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.
Media Releases | 25 Jul 2014
The Fair Work Ombudsman has welcomed the findings of a University of Melbourne research project which examined the Agency’s compliance work.
Media Releases | 23 Jul 2014
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against the operators of a child-care centre in the Illawarra region of NSW.
Media Releases | 22 Jul 2014
The Fair Work Ombudsman website has attracted more than 650,000 visitors since it was revamped last month.
Media Releases | 21 Jul 2014
Eleven employees at St Helens, on Tasmania’s east coast, have been back-paid more than $31,000 following an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
