The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced three legal actions against three companies and two individuals in relation to alleged underpayments of workers at United Petroleum outlets in Tasmania and South Australia.
In Tasmania,...
Starbucks Coffee Australia has back paid staff more than $4.5 million and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
The company has made payments of $4.57 million –...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $509 million in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than a quarter of a million workers in 2022-23.
The recoveries sum is the second-largest annual figure...
Employees of small business employers can now access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period.
This follows employees of non-small business employers being able to access the leave from...
As the list of large, sophisticated businesses (including the Reserve Bank of Australia) that have demonstrated significant underpayments continues to grow the outgoing Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker has issued a strong...
Anna Booth has been appointed as Fair Work Ombudsman.
Ms Booth brings extensive experience in workplace relations to the role, including eight years as Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission from 2012...
In a historic test of the vulnerable workers legislation that is likely to redefine what is ‘reasonable measures’, a franchisor is being prosecuted for the underpayments made by its franchisee. The case, which...
More than 90,000 tips to Fair Work have been received since the launch of the tool in 2016 leading to an increase in enforcement activity, prosecution and the recovery of wages and...
