Boss sells truck to re-pay mate after short-changing his wages by $25,000 over three years

Did you hear the one about the boss who hired one of his mates as a tradesman, but then underpaid him $25,000 over the next three years?

Hospitality workers at Wagga’s Rules Club allegedly underpaid $24,000 by caterer

Workers at one of the biggest hospitality venues at Wagga, in regional NSW, were underpaid more than $24,000, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.

Indian cooks allegedly coerced into paying thousands in cash in return for visa support

An Albury café owner allegedly coerced two Indian workers into paying him thousands of dollars in cash in return for his support for their visas.

The Coffee Club joins growing list of FWO partners

The Coffee Club franchise has joined a growing list of businesses who want to work with the Fair Work Ombudsman in a compliance partnership.

Harvest Trail turns to Tasmania’s wine industry

Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will visit Tasmania’s Tamar Valley and Coal River wine regions next week as part of an ongoing focus on the entitlements of seasonal workers.

More than $24,000 back-pay for 32 staff at Cairns restaurant after random audit finds underpayments

Thirty-two staff at a Cairns restaurant have shared in $24,300 back-pay after the Fair Work Ombudsman found the business was inadvertently short-changing its workers.

Regional transport company back-pays $260,000 owed to eight truck drivers

A Victorian transport company underpaid eight of its truck drivers more than $260,000, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

On-the-spot fines, warnings for Darwin massage shops, nail salons underpaying workers

Eight on-the-spot fines of up to $550 have been issued to massage and nail salons in Darwin for breaches of federal workplace laws.

Spotlight turns to WA’s Gascoyne and Mid-West

The Fair Work Ombudsman is randomly auditing up to 125 businesses across the Gascoyne and Mid-West regions of Western Australia as part of a new campaign.

Marine company used training program to disguise underpayment of Fijian workers, rules Court

A businessman who underpaid two Fijian workers in Adelaide thousands of dollars through a purported ‘training program’ has been fined $8000.