Company faces second litigation for allegedly underpaying door-to-door employees

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced a second court case against a Melbourne business operator, alleging further employee underpayments.

NUW signs up to workplace pact

The National Union of Workers (NUW) is joining forces with the Fair Work Ombudsman to help improve compliance with federal workplace laws.

Earn $120k plus, said the job advertisement - but the salesman pocketed just $7000

A South Australian man took a sales position at a residential property company with an advertised potential salary of $120,000 or more - but quit 10 months later after earning less than $7000.

Café operators penalised $110,000 for paying international students just $8 an hour

The operators of a café in Melbourne have been fined a total of $110,500 after paying young, foreign students as little as $8 an hour.

Court rejects restaurant’s bizarre demand to rectify underpayment of casual employee

When a Bendigo restaurant was asked to back-pay a casual employee it had short-changed, it refused to do so unless the worker provided a statement that she had been “kidnapped” and “forced to work against her will”.

Company fined $24,000 over unpaid work scheme

A Melbourne media company has been penalised $24,000 for implementing an unpaid work arrangement that led to two young employees being underpaid thousands of dollars.

National advertising company and director fined $100,000 over underpayments

A national advertising company and its director have been penalised a total of $100,000 after failing to pay dozens of workers in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide any wages for work they performed.

Heavy price for ignoring back-pay request

A restaurant on Queensland’s Gold Coast has been penalised a total of $15,300 for refusing to reimburse a teenage apprentice who had been underpaid.

Mid-North Coast earmarked for attention

The Fair Work Ombudsman will visit the NSW Mid-North Coast over the next few weeks to help raise awareness among employers of their obligations under federal workplace laws.

Tasmanian blueberry, strawberry farm visits

Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will visit blueberry and strawberry farms in Tasmania in February to ensure seasonal workers are being paid correctly.