Carpentry business hit with $38,000 in penalties after ignoring compensation order

A Canberra carpenter and his company have been penalised more than $38,000 after ignoring a Fair Work Commission order to pay compensation to an unfairly dismissed worker.

Moree Plains employees short-changed $10,700

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered a total of $10,700 for seven underpaid hospitality employees at a club in the Moree Plains area in northern NSW.

Roxby Downs apprentice short-changed $6500

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $6500 for a young apprentice at Roxby Downs, in northern South Australia.

New Community Engagement Grants Program

Millions of dollars in funding will be provided to community organisations to assist the most vulnerable workers in the community, following the selection of successful recipients under the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Community Engagement Grants Program.

More than $16,000 back-pay secured for overseas workers at labour-hire company

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $16,300 back-pay for five overseas workers at a labour hire company based at Fremantle, in Western Australia.

Perth security company allegedly underpaid guards $200,000

A Perth security company is facing Court for allegedly underpaying its guards more than $200,000.

Hobart butcher to back-pay apprentice almost $20k

An adult apprentice butcher in Hobart who was paid less than $10 per hour will be back-paid nearly $20,000 by his former employer, following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Migrant worker short-changed $31,000 at Melbourne bottle shop

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $31,000 for a Chinese migrant who was underpaid while working at a bottle shop at Bentleigh East, in Melbourne’s south-east.

Fair Work Ombudsman secures $23,000 in penalties against mobile phone retailer

The operators of a mobile phone retailer who failed to heed warnings to pay employees’ minimum lawful rates have been penalised a total of $23,000 for short-changing an overseas worker at Frankston, in Melbourne.

Fair Work Inspectors audit Ballarat businesses

Fair Work Inspectors have undertaken 50 field audits in Ballarat this week and plan to audit a further 150 businesses in the regional Victorian town in coming months as part of a new campaign.