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Starbucks backpays staff and signs Enforceable Undertaking

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 –...

FWO recovers over half a billion dollars for workers

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...

FWO announces priorities for the year ahead

Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Sandra Parker has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead. The key focus will be supporting workplaces as they manage the ongoing impacts of Covid-19. Cleaning sector a...

FWO SME advice service launches

By Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (ACAPMA). The Fair Work Ombudsman will soon be providing writing advice to small businesses on the National Employment Standards, Leave and Entitlements, Agreements and the Modern...

Sydney students allegedly underpaid by café brand

Young Taiwanese students who worked in Sydney, at 85 Degrees café were allegedly underpaid under the guise of a purported internship arrangement. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced legal action in the...

FWO plans for the year ahead

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...

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...

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...
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