Media releases

A former Perth restaurant operator has been penalised $58,950 for exploiting a Bangladeshi visa holder and then dismissing him because he lodged a workers’ compensation claim.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court orders for more than $31,000 in penalties and back-pay against the former director of two Subway outlets in Adelaide.

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.