FWO and ASIC target Melbourne businesses in joint campaign

The Fair Work Ombudsman and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) are auditing 50 businesses in the Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs in their second joint operation.

Fruit and veg supplier to Melbourne celebrity chefs underpaid worker $23,000

A Victorian fruit and vegetable wholesaler that supplies to high profile Melbourne hotels and restaurants is overhauling its workplace practices after a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation found it underpaid a worker more than $23,000.

Former Brisbane Coffee Club franchisee penalised over unlawful cash-back payment

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $180,000 in penalties against a former Coffee Club café franchisee in Brisbane for contraventions including requiring an overseas worker on a 457 skilled worker visa to pay back $18,000 of his wages through an unlawful cash-back payment.

Get set for a new national minimum wage rate from 1 July

The Fair Work Commission has announced an increase of 3.3 per cent to the national minimum wage following its annual wage review.

Further legal action related to popular Perth restaurant chain

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced further legal action relating to the Han’s Café chain in Perth, alleging staff at the Rockingham outlet - including several teenagers and overseas workers - were underpaid more than $27,000.

Pizza Hut franchisee faces Court over alleged sham contracting, underpayment

A Pizza Hut franchisee on the Gold Coast is facing Court for alleged sham contracting activity and underpaying an Indian delivery driver more than $6000.

Brisbane massage parlour operators face Court

A massage parlour operator in the Brisbane CBD is facing Court after allegedly underpaying two workers more than $12 000.

Allegations of underpayments and failure to produce documents land silo company in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against a silo manufacturer in northern Victoria, alleging it underpaid two workers a total of almost $13,000 despite having previously been put on notice to pay workers their lawful entitlements.

Almost $60,000 in penalties for sham arrangements send message to unscrupulous employers

A sham arrangement case that was the subject of a successful High Court appeal by the Fair Work Ombudsman has now been finalised, with the former operators of a Perth accommodation facility penalised a total of $58,740 in the Federal Court.

Penalties of $447,300 and $223,000 back-pay ordered after workers treated as “slaves”

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured near-record penalties of $447,300 against the operators of a Sydney-based cleaning company, with the Federal Court finding the company treated vulnerable employees as “slaves” under a “calculated” scheme.