Media Release
16 November, 2020
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $27,783 in court penalties against the operator of two ‘French Baguette Café’ outlets in Melbourne.
The Federal Circuit Court has imposed a $24,097.50...
Media Release
16 October, 2020
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged big businesses to report their payment times to small business suppliers as soon as possible, with...
Amaysim Australia Ltd (ASX:AYS) and Lycamobile Pty Ltd are paying penalties totalling $126,000 and $12,600 respectively.
The ACCC issued the companies with an infringement notice for alleged false or misleading representations about their...
Media Release
31 August, 2020
Retail sector has one week to avoid SG Amnesty penalties
With just one week remaining until the SG Amnesty ends, time is running out for employers to declare...
Fair Work Inspectors have recovered more than $40 million for 18,000 underpaid employees during 2018-19, finds the Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) latest Annual Report.
This is claimed to be the highest total recoveries...
Westside Petroleum and three of its management staff will pay a total of $57,000 in penalties. This comes after underpaying 22 employees a total of $62,393.
The underpayments occurred from July 2015 to...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has accused the former operators of a petrol station on the NSW Central Coast of underpaying two migrant workers more than $50,000.
Kamaldeep Singh and his wife Uma Singh...
Caltex has defended itself following a recent report by the Fair Work Ombudsman over its franchisee wage practices.
The report claims a former Caltex franchisee in Sydney falsified wage records.
FWO Natalie James says...
