Bing Boy franchisees sign workplace pact following underpayment of staff wages

Two Taiwanese workers in Melbourne were short-changed thousands of dollars because they were wrongly employed as trainees, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has revealed.

A compliant supply chain is everyone’s business

There should never be a situation where a worker is owed more each week than they actually receive in their hand.

$188,100 penalty for underpaying trolley pushers

A former company director and his operations manager have been penalised a total of $188,100 for their role in underpaying 10 Adelaide trolley collectors more than $220,000.

Restaurant operators face Court over underpayment and dismissal by text message

The operators of a Queensland island resort restaurant will face the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane for allegedly underpaying an international student almost $2000 and terminating her employment by text message after she asked her employer to pay her the minimum wage for her work as a waitress.

$60,000 penalty for trying to circumvent overtime payments with labour contract scheme

A fruit and vegetable farming operation in Stanthorpe, Queensland, has been penalised a total of $60,000 for creating a scheme aimed at circumventing its workplace obligations.

Spot checks for 200 South-West Vic employers

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 200 businesses across Victoria’s South-West region as part of a new campaign.

Spot checks for 50 Tasmanian businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 50 businesses across Tasmania’s South-East Coast as part of a new campaign.

Sydney bus drivers allegedly underpaid $47,000

A Sydney transport company is facing the Federal Circuit Court for allegedly short-changing four bus drivers more than $47,000.

Perth cleaning contractor faces Court over alleged overseas worker underpayments

Young overseas workers on 417 visas were underpaid thousands of dollars for cleaning rooms at a popular Perth hotel, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.

Overseas workers short-changed $92,000

Dozens of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals working at a mushroom farm in regional NSW have been short-changed tens of thousands of dollars, investigations by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.