Media releases
Media Releases | 04 May 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $37,000 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against a Gold Coast-based IT services company and its director.
Media Releases | 04 May 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $18,000 in court penalties against the former operators of a restaurant in Sydney’s inner west.
Media Releases | 03 May 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $11,322 in penalties in court against the former operators of a furniture delivery business in Maitland, NSW, for a deliberate breach affecting a young worker.
Media Releases | 03 May 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $22,743 in penalties in court against a Sydney residential building and construction business and an “antagonistic” director.
Media Releases | 28 Apr 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a regional Victorian hotel and café after staff were allegedly underpaid a total of $320,929.
Media Releases | 28 Apr 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $239,505 in wages for 333 underpaid workers after investigating employers in Sydney’s food precincts.
Media Releases | 19 Apr 2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman is making surprise inspections of food outlets in Newcastle this week to check workers are getting the right pay and entitlements.
Media Releases | 17 Apr 2023
The FWO has secured $124,186 penalties in court against a Sydney-based cleaning services company and its former manager after they underpaid two visa holders and provided false records.
Media Releases | 17 Apr 2023
A $25,000 penalty has been imposed in court against a Gold Coast construction company.
Media Releases | 13 Apr 2023
FWO has secured more than $291,000 in penalties and back-pay orders against former operators of a hairdressing salon after they underpaid a South Korean worker through an unlawful cashback scheme.
