Fruit-picking backpackers most likely to dispute pay

Backpackers on working holiday visas account for the highest level of pay disputes raised with the Fair Work Ombudsman, new statistics reveal.

Overseas workers allegedly underpaid almost $150k

The operators of three Japanese-style food outlets in Queensland are facing Court for allegedly short-changing five overseas workers almost $150,000.

Motel operators face court after Filipino workers allegedly short-changed more than $261,000

The operators of two motels in NSW and Victoria are facing Court for allegedly short-changing four Filipino workers more than $261,000.

Gold Coast apprentice paid less than $10 an hour

A Gold Coast apprentice paid less than $10 an hour has been reimbursed thousands of dollars following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Spot checks for 75 Barossa and Plains employers

The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing 75 businesses in South Australia’s Barossa and Adelaide Plains regions as part of a new campaign.

Record penalties against 7-Eleven operator

A 7-Eleven operator in Sydney has been penalised a record $214,200 for deliberately short-changing two migrant employees and falsifying records, following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Katoomba workers underpaid more than $12,000

Two workers in Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains in NSW, have shared thousands of dollars back-pay following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Fair Work Ombudsman wins prestigious international award for online design

The Fair Work Ombudsman has become the only Australian organisation to receive one of the world’s most prestigious online design honours in the legal field.

Employer sidelines worker’s $19,000 nest egg

A Melbourne truck driver who personally handed over $100 a fortnight for seven years to be salary-sacrificed into his superannuation fund was left facing retirement without his additional nest egg contributions.

Western Sydney sales manager underpaid $31,000

A wholesale business in Western Sydney is back-paying a sales manager more than $31,000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.