Media releases
Media Releases | 01 Mar 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced legal action in the Federal Court against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union of Australia (CFMMEU) and five of its officials for alleged adverse action and coercion at a Queensland mine.
Media Releases | 01 Mar 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $23,750 in penalties in court against the former operator of a copper mine in far north Queensland.
Media Releases | 26 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of a restaurant in Melbourne.
Media Releases | 25 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of a Melbourne business that builds custom food trailers, vans and trucks.
Media Releases | 22 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operators of a Sydney café.
Media Releases | 19 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $30,870 in penalties in court against the operators of a Perth manufacturer of custom-fit floor, boot and cargo mats for vehicles.
Media Releases | 16 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of an IT services business in Melbourne.
Media Releases | 12 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $256,000 in penalties in court, including for five ‘serious contraventions’ under the Protecting Vulnerable Workers laws, against a Melbourne toy retailer company and its director for deliberately underpaying migrant employees.
Media Releases | 11 Feb 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a dental clinic in Victoria.
Media Releases | 10 Feb 2021
The former operators of a petrol station on the NSW Central Coast who underpaid two migrant workers must pay $210,000 in penalties after their appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court.
