Canberra business faces legal action over failure to pay compensation

A Canberra carpentry business is facing court for allegedly ignoring a Fair Work Commission order to compensate an employee who had been unfairly dismissed.

Results of retail campaign in South Australia

Almost three-quarters of retail businesses in South Australia are fully compliant with payment laws, random checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Results of retail campaign in Western Australia

More than three-quarters of retail businesses in Western Australia are fully compliant with payment laws, random checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Top End retailers urged to check pay rates

Just over half of retail businesses in the Northern Territory are fully compliant with payment laws, random checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman have revealed.

Fair Work Ombudsman joins Midsumma to help raise awareness of unlawful discrimination

The Fair Work Ombudsman will participate in this year’s Midsumma Festival in Melbourne to help raise awareness of unlawful workplace discrimination.

$100,000 penalty follows ‘particularly disturbing behaviour’ involving vulnerable Chinese chef

The operators of a Tasmanian take-away restaurant have been fined a total of $100,000 after engaging in ‘particularly disturbing behaviour’ in relation to a vulnerable foreign chef.

Petrol station operator “on notice” over $60,000 underpayment of console operators

The operator of two petrol stations at Wagga, in regional NSW, has been formally cautioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman after short-changing dozens of console operators.

Retail bakeries urged to check wage rates

Retail bakeries in Victoria need to pay greater attention to employee pay rates, the Fair Work Ombudsman said today.

Court imposes $190,000 penalties over exploitation of overseas trolley collectors

Trolley collection providers who exploited a dozen overseas workers pushing trolleys at a suburban shopping centre have been fined more than $190,000.

Growers, hostels, labour-hire contractors cautioned over backpacker, seasonal worker entitlements

The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a warning to growers, hostel owners and labour hire contractors that it will not tolerate the deliberate exploitation of backpackers and seasonal workers this summer.