Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Melbourne-based electrical and telecommunications services company and its director.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty in court against the operator of a business in Logan Village, Queensland that carries out services including custom fabrication and mobile welding.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a Vietnamese bakery in Melbourne.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $21,890 in penalties in court against the operators of an eyebrow shaping business in eastern Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court orders for more than $12,000 in penalties and back-payment against the operator of a roofing business in Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered more than $532 million for 384,805 underpaid workers in 2021-22 – a record sum of back-paid wages and entitlements for a record number of employees.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $9,990 in penalties in court against the operator of a residential landscaping business in Melbourne.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Hermesvilla Pty Ltd, a retail furniture company which has traded as Myka Home in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Nunawading.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $121,574 in wages for 144 underpaid workers after investigating employers in Launceston’s food precincts.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action for a second time against the operators of a Melbourne-based juice and coffee bar and a director.