Media releases

Ten employees at a regional NSW abattoir were underpaid more than $41,000, the Fair Work Ombudsman has alleged.

The former director of an environmental control products company who was involved in underpaying eight employees in Adelaide and Sydney has been fined $28,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is calling for leadership from the real estate industry in Queensland to help improve compliance with workplace laws.

The Fair Work Ombudsman will meet with key members of the small business community at a roundtable in Melbourne today.

The Federal Court has been highly critical of a business which sacked a long-term employee to prevent him from taking sick leave after he was diagnosed with cancer.

The former operators of a general store in regional Victoria have been fined a total of $45,000 for underpaying two workers more than $19,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is encouraging employees in Australia’s Korean community to learn more about their workplace rights - particularly minimum pay rates.

Specialist food shops across South Australia should double-check the wage rates for their employees, a report released today by the Fair Work Ombudsman suggests.

A Centre for Workplace Leadership survey has provided further evidence that “happy and engaged employees” can have a direct impact on increased productivity.

The former director of a Melbourne furniture company has been fined almost $30,000 for his part in underpaying two employees.