Catering Director penalised for underpaying workers
Media Releases | 11 Dec 2018
The former director of a contract catering company has been penalised $50,100 for his role in underpaying workers at Wagga’s Rules Club in regional NSW, following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Melbourne hotspots hit with workplace audits
Media Releases | 11 Dec 2018
The Fair Work Ombudsman is targeting restaurants and cafes in the popular Degraves Street and Hardware Lane dining strips in the Melbourne CBD with unannounced workplace audits.
Former carwash-café operators penalised
Media Releases | 07 Dec 2018
The former operators of a Gold Coast carwash-café have been penalised almost $70,000 for requiring an overseas worker to pay back over $21,000 of her wages and underpaying dozens of other workers following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Cleaning company overhauls workplace practices
Media Releases | 03 Dec 2018
A Western Australian commercial cleaning company that underpaid its workforce more than $447,000 has signed up to ongoing scrutiny of its workplace arrangements under an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Penalty for newspaper director
Media Releases | 28 Nov 2018
The former director of a Sydney newspaper publisher has been penalised after threatening and later sacking a journalist who sought assistance from the Fair Work Ombudsman.
JB Hi-Fi acts to improve workplace practices
Media Releases | 23 Nov 2018
The Fair Work Ombudsman has published a report on its compliance partnership with Australian home entertainment and consumer electrical retailer, JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd.
Harvest Trail Inquiry recovers $1 million for workers
Media Releases | 22 Nov 2018
A Fair Work Ombudsman Inquiry into workplaces along Australia’s Harvest Trail has found widespread non-compliance, with inspectors recovering more than $1 million in unpaid wages for over 2,500 workers.
Victorian plumber faces Court for second time
Media Releases | 19 Nov 2018
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced a second legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against Victorian man Michael Patrick Pulis and his company, Pulis Plumbing Pty Ltd, which trades as Pulis Professional Plumbing.
Improved compliance for food franchisor
Media Releases | 16 Nov 2018
The Fair Work Ombudsman has published a report on its compliance partnership with Retail Zoo Pty Ltd, which owns the Boost Juice, Salsa’s Fresh Mex Grill and Cibo Espresso retail food brands.
Workplace audits for 600 NSW businesses
Media Releases | 15 Nov 2018
The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing 600 businesses in the Northern Rivers region in New South Wales to check that employers are paying their workers correctly and meeting their record-keeping and payslip obligations.