All "ears" to the needs of small businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman will meet with key members of the small business community at a roundtable in Melbourne today.

Court fines employer who deliberately sacked worker with cancer to avoid paying sick leave

The Federal Court has been highly critical of a business which sacked a long-term employee to prevent him from taking sick leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.

General store operators fined $45,000 for underpaying employees

The former operators of a general store in regional Victoria have been fined a total of $45,000 for underpaying two workers more than $19,000.

Korean workers encouraged to know their rights

The Fair Work Ombudsman is encouraging employees in Australia’s Korean community to learn more about their workplace rights - particularly minimum pay rates.

SA specialist food campaign results

Specialist food shops across South Australia should double-check the wage rates for their employees, a report released today by the Fair Work Ombudsman suggests.

Happy + engaged = productive

A Centre for Workplace Leadership survey has provided further evidence that “happy and engaged employees” can have a direct impact on increased productivity.

Melbourne furniture company director fined over employee underpayments

The former director of a Melbourne furniture company has been fined almost $30,000 for his part in underpaying two employees.

Mildura company and director fined almost $50,000 for underpaying over six years

The operators of a Mildura company who failed to apologise to an employee who was underpaid over six years have been fined almost $50,000 in the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne.

Company fined almost $50,000 for applying duress to Hunter Valley workers

A national company that deliberately breached workplace laws when it applied duress to three employees to get them to sign workplace agreements has been fined $49,550, in the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney.

$76,000 back-pay for Top End workers

Dozens of employees in the Northern Territory have been reimbursed more than $76,000 after inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed they had been underpaid at work.