Real estate industry urged to show leadership after latest penalty for staff underpayments

The Fair Work Ombudsman is calling for leadership from the real estate industry in Queensland to help improve compliance with workplace laws.

All "ears" to the needs of small businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will meet with key members of the small business community at a roundtable in Melbourne today.

Court fines employer who deliberately sacked worker with cancer to avoid paying sick leave

The Federal Court has been highly critical of a business which sacked a long-term employee to prevent him from taking sick leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.

General store operators fined $45,000 for underpaying employees

The former operators of a general store in regional Victoria have been fined a total of $45,000 for underpaying two workers more than $19,000.

Korean workers encouraged to know their rights

The Fair Work Ombudsman is encouraging employees in Australia’s Korean community to learn more about their workplace rights - particularly minimum pay rates.

SA specialist food campaign results

Specialist food shops across South Australia should double-check the wage rates for their employees, a report released today by the Fair Work Ombudsman suggests.

Happy + engaged = productive

A Centre for Workplace Leadership survey has provided further evidence that “happy and engaged employees” can have a direct impact on increased productivity.

Melbourne furniture company director fined over employee underpayments

The former director of a Melbourne furniture company has been fined almost $30,000 for his part in underpaying two employees.

Mildura company and director fined almost $50,000 for underpaying over six years

The operators of a Mildura company who failed to apologise to an employee who was underpaid over six years have been fined almost $50,000 in the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne.

Company fined almost $50,000 for applying duress to Hunter Valley workers

A national company that deliberately breached workplace laws when it applied duress to three employees to get them to sign workplace agreements has been fined $49,550, in the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney.