Remember, wage rates change next week

New minimum wage rates apply from next Tuesday, July 1 – and the Fair Work Ombudsman is encouraging employers to check pay guides on its website ahead of time.

Café penalised over unlawful wage deductions

A café in Perth has been required to pay thousands of dollars in compensation and penalties after the Fair Work Ombudsman found it was illegally deducting money from the wages of its employees.

Pay packet review for La Porchetta employees

Dozens of employees at La Porchetta pizza outlets across Australia will have their pay packets reviewed to ensure they are receiving their full entitlements.

Adelaide cleaners underpaid $14,000

A company which cleans a major shopping complex in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs underpaid eight of its employees more than $14,000 over nine months, the Fair Work Ombudsman has found.

Spotlight on Queensland fruit & vegetable farms

A team of Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will fly into Bundaberg today to ensure seasonal workers on local fruit and vegetable farms are being paid their correct wages and entitlements.

$50,000 back-pay for Tasmanian workers

A number of Tasmanian workers have been back-paid almost $50,000 in wages and entitlements following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Workers across regional Victoria back-paid

A number of workers throughout regional Victoria have been back-paid almost $50,000 in wages and entitlements following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

New-look website for reliable workplace info

The Fair Work Ombudsman today launched a new website aimed at busy people who need accurate information quickly and conveniently.

Fair Work inspectors to visit Bowen and Tully

A team of four Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will visit capsicum, tomato and banana farms around Bowen and Tully next week as part of an ongoing focus on seasonal workers.

WANTED – workers to claim $2.7 million back-pay

Workers who believe they may have been underpaid in a previous job are being encouraged to check whether they are entitled to a share of unclaimed wages totalling $2.7 million.