Media releases
Media Releases | 25 Nov 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $61,796 in penalties in court against the former operators of a Melbourne café and restaurant business.
Media Releases | 20 Nov 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a retail gift shop on Phillip Island, in Victoria, for allegedly underpaying three workers a total of more than $40,000.
Media Releases | 19 Nov 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $310,017 for 370 underpaid food outlet employees in Adelaide’s west and issued more than $100,000 in fines for pay slip and record-keeping breaches, following surprise inspections.
Media Releases | 18 Nov 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a distribution company based in Hobart and its director.
Media Releases | 18 Nov 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $25,740 in penalties in court against the operators of a Melbourne-based transport services business.
Media Releases | 11 Nov 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is aware of work stoppages and a rally planned to take place in Sydney tomorrow, 12 November 2024, about the administration of the Construction & General Division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU).
Media Releases | 30 Oct 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a carpentry business in Melbourne
Media Releases | 30 Oct 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a business that manufactures and sells wooden furniture in southern Queensland
Media Releases | 24 Oct 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and one of its officials, Stephen Parker, for alleged unlawful conduct at a construction site in Perth.
Media Releases | 23 Oct 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered $473 million for nearly 160,000 underpaid workers in 2023-24, taking back-payments to workers to $1.5 billion across the last three years.
