Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of a construction business in Melbourne.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $9,250 penalty in court against an electrical services business in Western Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $28,171 in penalties in court against the operators of a café in Melbourne’s south-east.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action for a second time against the operators of a childcare centre in western Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and its former Victorian Secretary John Setka.

Relationships Australia Queensland (RAQ) has back-paid 980 staff more than $5.6 million, including superannuation and interest, and signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman to embed workplace compliance.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $179,221 in penalties in court in relation to underpayments of workers at two United Petroleum-branded outlets in Tasmania.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a construction business in Sydney’s south-west.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of two hair dressing salons in western Sydney for allegedly failing to comply with a Fair Work Commission order to pay compensation to an unfairly dismissed teenage worker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $6,600 penalty in court against the former senior manager of an Adelaide-based company that provided nightclub and event security services around Australia.