Caltex franchisee allegedly falsified records of wage rates paid to overseas workers
Media Releases | 07 Dec 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Caltex franchisee in Sydney for allegedly falsifying records of the wage rates it paid to overseas workers.
Record WA penalties of more than $500,000 for systematic exploitation of overseas workers
Media Releases | 05 Dec 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $510,840 in penalties against rogue cleaning operators in Perth, with a Judge slamming them for their “deliberate”, “repeated” and “systematic” exploitation of vulnerable overseas workers.
Melbourne CBD outlets facing court for allegedly exploiting overseas workers
Media Releases | 28 Nov 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a café and a retail outlet in the Melbourne CBD for allegedly paying three overseas workers as little as $11 an hour, resulting in almost $45,000 in underpayments.
Albury-Wodonga businesses undergo check from workplace regulator
Media Releases | 23 Nov 2017
Businesses across Albury-Wodonga are being audited by the workplace regulator with the Fair Work Ombudsman this week making unannounced visits to approximately 60 establishments in the region.
Fair Work Ombudsman targets businesses in Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs
Media Releases | 20 Nov 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman’s latest proactive compliance and education campaign is targeting at least 200 businesses in Melbourne’s inner east.
FWO secures first accessorial liability penalties against an accounting firm
Media Releases | 18 Nov 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has for the first time used accessorial liability laws to obtain penalties against a professional services firm for knowingly helping one of its clients exploit a vulnerable worker.
HR manager among those penalised almost $400,000 for “systematic” exploitation at restaurant
Media Releases | 17 Nov 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured almost $400,000 in penalties against a company and three individuals – including an HR manager – for systematically exploiting overseas workers at a Chinese restaurant in NSW and fabricating records to try to cover it up.
FWO alleges contempt of court for first time
Media Releases | 16 Nov 2017
The Fair Work Ombudsman has alleged contempt of court by a Northern Queensland business operator by contravening a freezing order that applies to funds in his company’s accounts.
Hobart restaurant operator allegedly underpaid vulnerable international students
Media Releases | 15 Nov 2017
The former operator of a Tasmanian restaurant is facing Court for allegedly underpaying vulnerable workers, despite having been put on notice to pay minimum wage rates.
More than $150,000 in penalties for “deliberate” underpayment of café and deli staff
Media Releases | 15 Nov 2017
The former operators of a café and a delicatessen in Western Australia’s South-West have been penalised more than $150,000 for deliberately underpaying employees, after eight workers were found to have been short-changed a total of $20,036.