Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Sandra Parker has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead. This includes supporting all workplaces through the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing large corporate underpayments.
Fast food, restaurants...
Media Release
11 May, 2020
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operators of two convenience stores in Adelaide.
Facing Court are 3 Rundle Mall Pty...
Media Release
19 March, 2020
Retailers slam VIC wage theft laws that will hurt small business in time of crisis
The National Retail Association (NRA) has slammed the Victorian State Government for ramming through bad...
Media Release
20 February, 2020
The Fair Work Commission’s new annualised salary provisions – which will come into effect on 1 March – will require employers under 22 modern awards to be much more...
1 in 3 organisations have admitted to errors in employee payslips – with underpayments more common than overpayments.
Additionally, a further 12% have admitted to identifying errors that they have not corrected.
The results...
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 Information Statement, or FWIS, is prepared and published each year by the regulator, the Fair Work Ombudsman, under Section 124 of the Fair Work Act 20019 (Cth).
The Fair Work Information...
