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...
It is a requirement that all CASUAL STAFF are provided with a copy of the Casual Employment Information Statement, which provides a simple summary of the special rights of casual employees rights...
It is a requirement that ALL STAFF are provided with a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement, which provides a simple summary of the employees rights at work. The Fair Work Ombudsman...
The Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed that in 2021-2022 more than $532 million in unpaid wages and entitlements were recovered for more than 384,000 pointing to complacency, ineffective governance and lack of...
In yet another case of dodgy employers being caught out a Brisbane fast food business has has been hit with $185,000 in penalties for falsifying pay slips and the company Director has...
When an audit of two locations of a sandwich franchise identified record keeping and underpayment issues a broad audit program was launched. The broader audit program investigated all 39 locations across four states...
