More than $280,000 recovered for Newcastle workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $281,729 for 305 underpaid food outlet employees in Newcastle, following surprise inspections.

Disability services business operator back in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action for a second time against the operator of a disability support services business operating in southern New South Wales.

Residential building and construction services business in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a residential building and construction services business in south-west Sydney.

Former shoe retailer penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $86,674 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against the former operators of a Sydney shoe retailer after they failed to back-pay a worker and issue pay slips.

85 Degrees franchisor penalised $1.44 million

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties totalling $1.44 million against the franchisor of the ‘85 Degrees’ brand in Australia for its “systematic failure to ensure compliance within its franchise network”, including underpayments at a number of its Sydney franchisee outlets.

Former security services company penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $22,200 penalty in court against a former security services company that was based in Melbourne.

Former Sydney café operators penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $44,148 in penalty and back-pay orders in court against the former operators of a cafe in Sydney’s inner west in response to their failure to back-pay workers.

Printing and signage business in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a printing and signage business that manufactures and installs signs in the greater southern region of Western Australia.

Open Minds signs Enforceable Undertaking

Disability support charity Open Minds Australia Limited has back-paid staff about $4.2 million after breaching its own collective agreement and has signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Nearly $1 million in penalties ordered in matter involving threats to kill migrant workers’ families

The FWO has secured $966,890 in penalties in a case involving exploitation of Filipino workers by the director of a Canberra massage parlour who threatened to have workers’ families killed.