Spot checks for 150 Perth businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 150 businesses across Perth’s southern suburbs as part of a new campaign.

Café operator fined over record-keeping failures

The former operator of an Alice Springs café has been fined for record-keeping failures discovered during a Fair Work Ombudsman campaign.

Sri Lankan visa-holders allegedly paid just $8 an hour

A Sydney manufacturing company and one of its directors will face Court after allegedly paying a Sri Lankan couple as little as $8 an hour.

7-Eleven franchisee admits doctoring records and underpaying workers to cut operating costs

A 7-Eleven store in Melbourne has admitted deliberately short-changing its staff by tens of thousands of dollars and doctoring its employment records to cut costs.

7-Eleven operator faces Court over underpayments

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against a 7-Eleven retail store in Sydney which allegedly underpaid two migrant employees almost $50,000 and created erroneous records for the workers.

Overseas students cautioned about offering to work long hours for low wages in cash

The Fair Work Ombudsman today cautioned international students against offering to work for cash at rates well below the minimum wage.

New wages tool puts pay advice in your pocket

The Fair Work Ombudsman now has a mobile-friendly pay tool to give employers and employees access to reliable advice on wages and entitlements on-the-go.

Bendigo fast-food worker paid $11 an hour

A fast food shop in Bendigo paid staff as little as $11 an hour because the employer believed it was the ‘going rate’, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

Freezing orders imposed against Cairns company, director after non-payment of fines and back-pay

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured freezing orders against Cairns company Trek North Tours and its owner/director Leigh Alan Jorgensen.

Business with “no idea” about minimum pay rates now faces $46,000 unpaid wages bill

The operator of a take-away food outlet in Melbourne who underpaid his staff over $46,000 admitted having no idea about minimum wage rates.