Media releases

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of an engineering services business in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a Sydney company that designs and retails wedding dresses.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a childcare centre in western Sydney.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Melbourne-based company that designs and develops websites and its director.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $217,806 for 209 underpaid food outlet employees in Cairns, following surprise inspections.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured record penalties of $15.3 million against the former operators of the Sushi Bay outlets in NSW, Darwin and Canberra for deliberately exploiting vulnerable migrant workers, including underpaying staff more than $650,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $30,548 in penalties and back-pay orders in court against the operators of a Sydney-based company that supplies information and communication technology products and services, after they failed to back-pay a worker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against an IT company in Perth.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered more than $58,000 for 121 underpaid food outlet employees in south-east Melbourne, following surprise inspections.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of an adult retail store in Melbourne.