Transport company signs pact after ongoing workplace contraventions identified

An Adelaide transport services company formally cautioned 12 months ago about its workplace practices now faces enforcement action for ongoing breaches of workplace laws.

Computer error left unchecked for eight years results in 25 factory workers being underpaid $45,000

A computer installation error has been blamed for more than two dozen mill workers in Nambucca Heads being short-changed over $45,000 worth of leave entitlements.

Pizza store operator fined for short-changing delivery drivers and sales employee almost $26,000

The former owner-operator of a Sydney pizza outlet has been fined for refusing to reimburse eight employees who were underpaid almost $26,000.

Officers appointed to engage with multicultural communities on workplace rights, obligations

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a program to foster new relationships with international student bodies and multicultural communities.

Court penalises MUA over ‘scab’ posters

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and one of its officials have been ordered to pay a total of $215,000 in penalties and compensation after distributing posters labelling as “scabs” workers who refused to take part in a strike at Fremantle Port in Western Australia.

No Land Tax Party faces legal action

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against No Land Tax Campaign Inc. - better known as the No Land Tax Party - and its leader Peter Jones.

Overseas students, backpacker short-changed

International students and an overseas backpacker on a 417 working holiday visa were paid as little as $15 an hour to work at a restaurant in Perth, the Fair Work Ombudsman has found.

Spotlight on Local Government security tenders

Metropolitan and regional councils across Australia will be randomly audited as part of a Fair Work Ombudsman campaign to ensure local government procurement decisions are not undermining compliance with federal workplace laws.

Sydney Harbour restaurant on notice over workplace practices after ongoing staff underpayments

A high-profile restaurant on Sydney Harbour is on notice over its workplace practices after repeated complaints from its staff about being underpaid.

7-Eleven operator fined over underpayment

The former operator of a 7-Eleven retail store in Queensland has been fined after underpaying an overseas worker more than $21,000 and refusing to co-operate with the Fair Work Ombudsman.