Media releases
Media Releases | 20 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $53,000 in penalties in court against the operators of a Queensland business in the construction industry for ignoring a Fair Work Commission order by failing to compensate an employee who was unfairly dismissed.
Media Releases | 20 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $20,000 penalty in court against a road transport business based on the Gold Coast.
Media Releases | 19 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against a civil works company located in the Gold Coast hinterland region in Queensland.
Media Releases | 16 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operator of a La Porchetta pizza outlet in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Media Releases | 15 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is making surprise visits to restaurants, cafés and fast food outlets in Adelaide’s Chinatown precinct this week, including the Adelaide Central Market.
Media Releases | 13 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of two Subway outlets in Adelaide.
Media Releases | 01 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of a Hobart café.
Media Releases | 01 Apr 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $582,450 in wages for 376 underpaid workers after auditing Hobart’s ‘cheap eats’ food precincts.
Media Releases | 30 Mar 2021
Childcare company Only About Children Pty Ltd is back-paying employees more than $1.5 million and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Media Releases | 29 Mar 2021
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $43,204 in unpaid wages for 322 workers following an investigation into National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service providers in NSW and Victoria.
