$65,000 back-pay for 19 Cairns employees
Media Releases | 20 Jul 2015
A long-established family business in Cairns will reimburse 19 casual employees almost $65,000 after receiving advice that it has been underpaying their wages.
Fremantle restaurant faces hefty bill after short-changing staff wages
Media Releases | 16 Jul 2015
A Fremantle restaurant has ended up with a hefty bill for back-payment of wages after it was found to be short-changing its waiting staff.
School canteen mums short-changed
Media Releases | 15 Jul 2015
Six mums working at school canteens in western Sydney will get more in their pay packets from now on after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they were being short-changed.
Restaurant docked wages for cash register shortages, torn cash notes and breakages
Media Releases | 14 Jul 2015
A fast food restaurant in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs has been cautioned after it was found to be unlawfully deducting money from employee wages.
Overseas nursery workers to get back $30,000 unlawfully deducted from their wages for rent
Media Releases | 12 Jul 2015
Australia’s largest wholesale nursery is revamping its workplace practices after the Fair Work Ombudsman found some of its policies were both unlawful and unreasonable.
Union, shipping crew face legal action
Media Releases | 10 Jul 2015
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced litigation against the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and seven shipping crew.
Fear of retribution blamed for low wages
Media Releases | 08 Jul 2015
A Korean restaurant says it advertised for staff for as little as $12 an hour because it feared retribution from competitors if it offered Award wages.
Taiwanese backpackers and international student from China short-changed $43,000
Media Releases | 07 Jul 2015
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken enforcement action against a Taiwan-based company for underpaying overseas workers in Australia tens of thousands of dollars.
Vietnamese factory worker short-changed $16,000 over four years
Media Releases | 02 Jul 2015
A migrant factory worker in Melbourne was underpaid almost $16,000 over four years, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.
Health club stood down fitness instructor who queried wages & entitlements
Media Releases | 01 Jul 2015
The owner of two health clubs in Launceston has been required to pay compensation to a casual fitness instructor stood down for questioning his entitlements.