Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty of $18,700 in court against a former crane hire company in the Macedon Ranges region in Victoria.

The FWO has commenced legal action in the Federal Court against Super Retail Group Limited (SRG Limited) and four subsidiaries, relating to alleged underpayments of more than $1 million.

The Federal Court has increased a penalty against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) for unlawful picketing of a Canberra building site in 2018.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Brisbane-based structural engineering company and one of its directors.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $15,982 in penalties in court against a former tyre maintenance and fitting company in South-East Queensland.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a dental practice at Ballina, in northern NSW.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $15,717.60 in penalties in court against the former operators of a burger outlet in Melbourne’s south-east.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $17,982 in penalties in court against the operators of a café in regional Victoria.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $6,000 in penalties in court against the former operators of a campervan hire business in Hobart.

Health, wealth and care company Australian Unity Limited has back-paid staff in Victoria and NSW more than $6.8 million and entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.