Fair Work Ombudsman

Law

Law firm self-reports to Fair Work over underpayments, understated ...

One of Australia’s biggest law firms, Slater & Gordon, has identified a payroll error in leave accrual, which it ...

By Jerome Doraisamy•July 22 2024

Law

Gang connections, thuggery, and corruption: FWO to do a deep dive into ...

By Kace O'Neill•July 19 2024

Law

‘Thuggish’ behaviour from CFMEU officials leads to $247k in fines

By Kace O'Neill•July 10 2024

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Don’t be like the big corporates: Stay on top of your payroll

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has laid the gauntlet down towards employers, stating they need to take note of the ...

By Kace O'Neill•July 04 2024

Law

World Vision Australia to back pay staff over $6m

World Vision Australia has back paid staff after they signed an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman ...

By Kace O'Neill•July 02 2024

Business

$7 per hour: FWO cracks down on dodgy job ads

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) crackdown on illegal job advertisements has led to employers being hit with more than ...

By Kace O'Neill•June 26 2024

Law

Collective fines of over $100k against CFMEU after unlawful conduct

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $108,980 in penalties in court against the Construction, Forestry and ...

By Kace O'Neill•June 25 2024

Business

Exploitation of migrant workers rampant across Australian workplaces

Widespread underpayment of migrant workers has sadly become a commonality throughout Australian workplaces, and with a ...

By Kace O'Neill•June 21 2024

Law

$280k recovered for underpaid food workers

Following a series of “surprise” inspections, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $281,729 for 305 underpaid ...

By Jerome Doraisamy•June 14 2024

Law

Disability support services business operator again faces legal action

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action for a second time against the operator of a disability support ...

By Kace O'Neill•June 13 2024

Law

15-year-old worker not paid for his final 2 weeks, claims FWO

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a residential building and construction ...

By Kace O'Neill•June 12 2024

Law

If the shoe fits: Footwear retailer hit with $86,674 fine

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties against the former operators of a Sydney shoe retailer after they failed ...

By Kace O'Neill•June 10 2024

Law

‘Systemic’ compliance failures result in $1.44m penalty for coffee ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured its third-highest-ever penalty, against a coffee franchisor for its “systematic ...

By Jerome Doraisamy•June 06 2024

Law

Threats to murder workers’ families end in almost $1m in penalties

In one of the most confronting Fair Work cases ever, nearly $1 million in penalties was secured after a Canberra massage ...

By Jack Campbell•May 15 2024

Learning

Weekly round-up: Insurance back pays, workplace deaths, and no jobs ...

In this week’s round-up of HR news, an Australian insurance company has backpaid thousands of people, two men have ...

By Kace O'Neill•April 12 2024