Fair Work Ombudsman joins Feast to raise awareness of unlawful discrimination
Media Releases | 16 Nov 2015
The Fair Work Ombudsman will participate in Adelaide’s Feast Festival to raise awareness about the workplace rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
Almost $28,000 back-pay for High School students
Media Releases | 13 Nov 2015
A group of teenage high school students in Queensland has been short-changed thousands of dollars for work they undertook as part of school-based traineeships.
Media company faces Court over unpaid internship
Media Releases | 12 Nov 2015
A Sydney-based media company is facing Court for allegedly running an unlawful unpaid internship program and underpaying two workers more than $18,000.
Court imposes hefty penalty to deter employers from exploiting overseas backpackers
Media Releases | 11 Nov 2015
A Federal Circuit Court judge has fined the former operators of a Darwin café tens of thousands of dollars for underpaying two Taiwanese backpackers, and issued a strong warning to other rogue employers who seek to exploit vulnerable workers and tarnish Australia’s reputation overseas.
Malaysian husband-and-wife chef, kitchen hand, allegedly short-changed more than $63,000
Media Releases | 10 Nov 2015
The former operators of a Tasmanian resort will face Court for allegedly underpaying two Malaysian visa-holders more than $63,000.
Restaurants short-changed workers $25,000
Media Releases | 05 Nov 2015
Dozens of workers at two Alice Springs restaurants have been back-paid almost $25,000 in wages and entitlements following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Mansfield, Rutherglen workers share back-pay
Media Releases | 04 Nov 2015
Workers at two regional Victorian accommodation businesses have been back-paid more than $15,000 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
417 visa-holders allegedly short-changed thousands
Media Releases | 02 Nov 2015
A packing services company in Melbourne is facing Court for allegedly underpaying three employees, including two 417 working holiday visa-holders.
Spot checks for 250 Far North Queensland businesses
Media Releases | 30 Oct 2015
The Fair Work Ombudsman will audit up to 250 businesses in Cairns, Innisfail and the Cassowary Coast over the next three months as part of a new campaign.
High-wage earning Melbourne business operator fined again over employee underpayments
Media Releases | 29 Oct 2015
A high-wage earning Melbourne business operator has been fined for a second time after again being involved in short-changing employees thousands of dollars.