Home construction contract company penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $8,491 in penalties in court against a home construction contract company in Melbourne and its director.

RSL LifeCare signs Enforceable Undertaking

Aged and veteran services organisation RSL LifeCare Limited has back-paid staff in NSW and the ACT more than $5 million and entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Bondi café operators penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $34,500 in penalties in court against the operators of a café at Bondi, in Sydney.

Former Espresso Warriors franchisee in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of an Espresso Warriors café in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.

FWO fines farm employers more than $78,000

FWO has fined growers and labour hire providers in the Sunraysia region, the Riverland, Coffs Harbour and Grafton a combined $78,362 for breaching pay slips and record-keeping laws in the last year.

Operator of vehicle repair business penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $30,000 penalty in court against the operator of a vehicle repair and maintenance business in Brisbane.

Sydney roofing business operator back in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action for a second time against the operator of a roofing business in Sydney.

$192,995 in penalties for “reprehensible” conduct of former Perth café operators

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $192,995 in penalties in court against the former operators of a café in the Perth CBD after they deliberately falsified wage records.

Melbourne IT company faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Melbourne CBD-based IT company and its director.

Anonymous tip-offs help expose workplace breaches

Thousands of anonymous tip-offs about potentially unlawful workplace practices are helping the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) hold employers to account.