Lettuce farm contractor signs workplace pact after short-changing almost 100 overseas workers

Dozens of international students and working holiday visa-holders are among farm workers in regional Queensland who have been underpaid thousands of dollars.

Almost $800,000 back-pay for 83 workers

Dozens of factory workers on the NSW Mid-North Coast have now been reimbursed a total of $795,000 after they were underpaid last year.

Woolworths trolley collection services

The Fair Work Ombudsman today released the findings of its Inquiry into the procurement of trolley collection services by Woolworths Ltd.

You see no evil when you hold your hands over your eyes

They work in some of the toughest conditions.

Union faces legal action over alleged unlawful industrial action at Woolworths sites

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against the National Union of Workers (NUW) over alleged unlawful industrial action at two Woolworths distribution centres in Melbourne last year.

Directors exposed as we lift the corporate veil

Each day, my Agency hears about what is happening in Australian workplaces from hundreds of workers and their bosses.

Woolworths’ supply chain in spotlight, with allegations of cleaners being short-changed

Just weeks after expressing concern about the ongoing exploitation of vulnerable trolley collectors at Woolworths supermarkets, the Fair Work Ombudsman is seeking to shine a light on alleged underpayments in another of the company’s supply chains.

Record penalty against 7-Eleven operator who systematically exploited staff

A record penalty of more than $400,000 has been imposed against the operators of a 7-Eleven store which systematically exploited its workers.

Fast food operator allegedly underpaid Korean employees $108,000, fabricated records

The owner-operator of a chain of fast food outlets in Sydney is facing Court for allegedly underpaying 11 Korean employees more than $108,000 and fabricating employment records.

Record penalties and landmark Order making businessman personally liable for back-payments

A federal judge has imposed record penalties and a precedent-setting Court Order for a businessman to personally back-pay employees following a case involving the “calculated and deliberate” underpayment of security guards on the Gold Coast.