Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has again secured penalties for breaches of workplace laws at a Melbourne bakery with a history of underpaying its employees.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against the former owner-operator of a Sydney pizza outlet for allegedly failing to comply with a demand to back-pay eight underpaid employees more than $25,000.

Dozens of former and current employees of Chicken Treat outlets in Western Australia will have their pay packets reviewed to ensure they are receiving their full entitlements.

The Fair Work Ombudsman will visit strawberry farms in Victoria’s Yarra Valley this month to ensure pickers and other seasonal workers are receiving their full entitlements.

Ten employees at a regional NSW abattoir were underpaid more than $41,000, the Fair Work Ombudsman has alleged.

The former director of an environmental control products company who was involved in underpaying eight employees in Adelaide and Sydney has been fined $28,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is calling for leadership from the real estate industry in Queensland to help improve compliance with workplace laws.

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

The Federal Court has been highly critical of a business which sacked a long-term employee to prevent him from taking sick leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.

The former operators of a general store in regional Victoria have been fined a total of $45,000 for underpaying two workers more than $19,000.