Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $30,240 in penalties in court against the former operators of the Big Buoy Waterpark at the Darwin Waterfront precinct.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a sports bar located on the Gold Coast.

The FWO has commenced legal action against the operators of a Vietnamese restaurant in Tasmania for alleged underpayments and cashback payments relating to two workers totalling more than $250,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $17,500 penalty in court against the operator of a dairy farm in the Toowoomba region, in Queensland.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $13,986 in penalties in court against the former operator of a Sydney café.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court penalties of $170,000 against the operator of a Brisbane café and its director for underpayment of staff and partially paying them in food and drink.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $49,896 in penalties in court against the operators of the ‘Little Cupcakes’ stores in the Melbourne CBD for underpaying employees.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of an electrical company in south Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operator of a hairdressing salon located on the Gold Coast.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty in the Federal Circuit Court against the manager of a Melbourne business that built custom food trailers, vans and trucks.