Tag: Fair Work Ombudsman

FWO recovers record figure for underpaid employees

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 penalised for underpaying staff

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...

New Fair Work Information Statement released

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...

NSW service station chain faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has begun legal action against a “major” NSW service-station chain for allegedly underpaying 22 employees. The FWO claims underpayment of $62,393 took place at 12 sites across regional...

$335K in penalties for underpaying convenience workers

The FWO has secured $335,664 in penalties for the underpayment of convenience workers at two businesses in central Melbourne. The Fair Work Ombudsman penalised two individuals for underpaying workers at a 7-Eleven franchise...

Can wage theft be criminalised? These legal experts doubt it

The Labor party wants to criminalise wage theft in Victoria and NSW. But some are warning it could be unconstitutional. According to MSN, two legal experts from the University of Melbourne suggest a...

FWO stings former fuel operators for underpayment

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...

New Fair Work Ombudsman appointed

Sandra Parker has been appointed Fair Work Ombudsman for a five-year term, starting on July 15, 2018. Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, Craig Laundy said, “I congratulate Ms...
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