Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a Sydney-based company that supplies information and communication technology products and services.

The Federal Court has imposed $114,000 in penalties against the CFMMEU and three current and former officials after they unlawfully disrupted a Sunshine Coast project site.

The Federal Court has imposed $179,000 in penalties against the CFMMEU and seven current and former officials for defying right of entry laws on a Sunshine Coast project site.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $115,603 in penalties in court against the former operators of a Coffee Club outlet in Victoria. 

The Full Federal Court has reduced penalties against the CFMMEU in a matter involving Sydney crane business Botany Cranes.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a barbershop in Melbourne.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Perth CBD-based information technology company and its director.

The FWO has secured a $13,986 penalty in court against the former operator of a cleaning services business in Adelaide who used his father’s ABN to attempt to avoid his obligations to his workers.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $21,978 in penalties in court against the former operators of a horseriding recreation centre in the Gold Coast hinterland.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action alleging that five migrant cleaners in Sydney were underpaid a total of more than $125,000 and subjected to sham contracting.