Media releases

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is back-paying staff more than $4.4 million, plus superannuation and interest, and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the FWO.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is urging agriculture sector employers to prioritise compliance as total fines for pay slip and record-keeping breaches exceed $170,000 nationally.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $37,000 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against a Gold Coast-based IT services company and its director.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $18,000 in court penalties against the former operators of a restaurant in Sydney’s inner west.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $11,322 in penalties in court against the former operators of a furniture delivery business in Maitland, NSW, for a deliberate breach affecting a young worker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $22,743 in penalties in court against a Sydney residential building and construction business and an “antagonistic” director.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a regional Victorian hotel and café after staff were allegedly underpaid a total of $320,929.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $239,505 in wages for 333 underpaid workers after investigating employers in Sydney’s food precincts.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is making surprise inspections of food outlets in Newcastle this week to check workers are getting the right pay and entitlements.

The FWO has secured $124,186 penalties in court against a Sydney-based cleaning services company and its former manager after they underpaid two visa holders and provided false records.