Media releases
Media Releases | 01 Oct 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Melbourne-based electrical services company.
Media Releases | 26 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Queensland labour hire business and sweet potato farm, alleging it unlawfully deducted money from migrant employees including for breaching its alcohol policy.
Media Releases | 23 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $11,990 in penalties in court against the operators of a milk bar in Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula area.
Media Releases | 23 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $117,190 in penalties in court against the operators of a finance and mortgage-broking company in Sydney, after they failed to back-pay three workers and knowingly issued false or misleading pay slips.
Media Releases | 20 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $657,105 in penalties in court against the Mining and Energy Union (MEU) and five then union officials for conduct that included verbal abuse of workers at the Oaky Creek North coal mine in central Queensland.
Media Releases | 18 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $100,000 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against the operators of a supermarket in Darwin for breaches affecting a migrant worker.
Media Releases | 18 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $16,000 in penalties in court against a company that formerly operated two Cash Converters stores in Melbourne.
Media Releases | 17 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $166,860 in court-ordered penalties against one of Australia’s largest celery producers for underpaying vulnerable migrant employees more than $91,000.
Media Releases | 16 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is aware of work stoppages and rallies planned to take place this week.
Media Releases | 09 Sep 2024
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against an electrical services business in Western Sydney.
