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New videos on the National Employment Standards

Watch our videos to learn about the minimum entitlements for employees in Australia.

Enterprise agreements and enterprise bargaining

Find information on new enterprise agreements and enterprise bargaining laws.

Farms remain in Fair Work spotlight

The Fair Work Ombudsman is urging agriculture sector employers to prioritise compliance as total fines for pay slip and record-keeping breaches exceed $170,000 nationally.

Gold Coast IT services company penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $37,000 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against a Gold Coast-based IT services company and its director.

Former Sydney restaurant operators penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $18,000 in court penalties against the former operators of a restaurant in Sydney’s inner west.

Former furniture delivery business operators penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $11,322 in penalties in court against the former operators of a furniture delivery business in Maitland, NSW, for a deliberate breach affecting a young worker.

Sydney residential construction company penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $22,743 in penalties in court against a Sydney residential building and construction business and an “antagonistic” director.

New shutdown rules for awards

Many awards will have new rules on shutdowns from 1 May 2023.

Hotel operator allegedly underpaid staff more than $320,000

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a regional Victorian hotel and café after staff were allegedly underpaid a total of $320,929.

More than $239,000 recovered for Sydney workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $239,505 in wages for 333 underpaid workers after investigating employers in Sydney’s food precincts.