Company fined almost $50,000 for applying duress to Hunter Valley workers

A national company that deliberately breached workplace laws when it applied duress to three employees to get them to sign workplace agreements has been fined $49,550, in the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney.

$76,000 back-pay for Top End workers

Dozens of employees in the Northern Territory have been reimbursed more than $76,000 after inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed they had been underpaid at work.

Two Victorian petrol station workers allegedly underpaid almost $50,000

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against the former operator of a petrol station in regional Victoria, alleging two console operators were underpaid a total of almost $50,000.

Fine for underpaying medical centre staff

The former owner-operator of medical centres in Perth and Sydney has been fined $22,176 over the underpayment of nine employees.

Cleaners allegedly had $130,000 unlawfully deducted from their wages

A Melbourne recruitment and labour hire company allegedly falsified its employment records and unlawfully deducted tens of thousands of dollars from the wages of dozens of cleaners.

Employers face court over alleged failure to comply with back-payment demands

The Fair Work Ombudsman is encouraging employers who have underpaid their staff to rectify any outstanding entitlements promptly, after launching a series of legal proceedings against employers who have allegedly failed to comply with back-payment demands.

South-East Queensland workers back-paid $52,000

A number of workers in South-East Queensland have been back-paid more than $52,000 in wages and entitlements following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Brothels in breach of workplace laws

Random audits of dozens of Victorian brothels found more than 70 percent in breach of workplace law, the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed today.

Jetstar fined over breaches of workplace laws

Two Jetstar companies have today been fined a total of $90,000 for unlawfully making six cadet pilots responsible for training costs and making deductions from their wages, despite receiving advice the deductions contravened workplace laws.

Pay packet review for call centre workers

Telemarketers who worked in call centres across Australia will have their pay packets reviewed as part of an audit by two national companies of their labor engagement practices.