Townsville fast-food workers share $7600 back-pay

Eight staff at a Townsville fast-food café have shared in $7600 back-pay after the Fair Work Ombudsman found the business was inadvertently short-changing the workers.

Young bicycle courier allegedly short-changed $7600

A bicycle courier in Melbourne was underpaid more than $7000 after his employer breached sham contracting laws and misclassified him as an independent contractor, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.

Canberra businesses earmarked for attention

The Fair Work Ombudsman will randomly audit dozens of Canberra businesses over the next few weeks as part of its latest education and compliance campaign in the ACT.

Chinese, Filipino workers short-changed $873,000 and housed in overcrowded accommodation

A Taiwanese company which brought dozens of Chinese and Filipino workers into Australia to work in regional NSW underpaid them by more than $873,000 and housed them in overcrowded accommodation, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has concluded.

Nando’s restaurant withheld wages and short-changed Korean worker thousands of dollars

A Nando’s restaurant withheld the first two weeks’ wages from a new staff member in a bid to ensure the employee stayed in the job for at least three months, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has revealed.

Hairdressing operator fined $162,000 over underpayment of young salon employees

The Federal Circuit Court has imposed an unprecedented injunction restraining a NSW hairdresser from underpaying any staff he employs in the future.

Growers warned about unscrupulous contractors

The Fair Work Ombudsman is warning fruit and vegetable growers in and around Stanthorpe, in Queensland, to be wary of contractors offering cheap labour.

FWO specialist team flies in to gather intelligence on 417 visa-holder wages & conditions

Members of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s specialist Overseas Workers’ Team will spend this week in the Northern Rivers, Tweed Coast, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay regions of NSW and Queensland as part of an Inquiry into the wages and conditions of overseas workers in Australia on the 417 working holiday visa.

Restaurateur fined, admonished by Court for “disgraceful” treatment of foreign chef

The Federal Circuit Court has fined and admonished a restaurateur at Lorne, in regional Victoria, over his “disgraceful” treatment of a foreign chef.

JB HI-FI joins growing list of FWO partners

The JB HI-FI Group has entered into a new partnership with the Fair Work Ombudsman in an effort to improve workplace practices across its 171 stores.