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12/03/2010
Sydney company faces court for allegedly underpaying young worker almost $5000
11/03/2010
Two restaurants reimburse underpaid cooks almost $10,000
10/03/2010
Two Melbourne companies reimburse underpaid workers almost $400,000
09/03/2010
National spotlight on horticulture sector
05/03/2010
$6000 penalty for $629 underpayment
Court hands down $50,000 penalty for underpaying Deniliquin worker
04/03/2010
Adelaide’s Clipsal 500 in the spotlight
03/03/2010
$35,000 back-pay for three Darwin workers
02/03/2010
Fifteen truck drivers reimbursed $133,000 after Fair Work Ombudsman investigation
01/03/2010
Random audits at Sydney Fish Market return $278,000 to underpaid workers
26/02/2010
Fair Work inspectors focus on South-West
25/02/2010
Fraser Island tourism operator back-pays worker $16,300
Yeppoon tradesman reimbursed $10,000 after complaint to Fair Work Ombudsman
Fair Work Ombudsman recovers back-pay for 106 Ipswich workers
23/02/2010
Court fines Adelaide company $40,000 for underpaying 10 workers
Melbourne newsagency allegedly underpaid worker almost $5000
22/02/2010
Brisbane cafe back-pays students $120,000 after Fair Work Ombudsman investigation
AWU faces court over alleged unlawful industrial action
19/02/2010
Gold Coast company director fined $15,000 over underpayment of driver
Melbourne fashion outlet fined $19,500 for underpaying two workers
18/02/2010
Kalgoorlie audits recover $139,000 for 26 security workers
17/02/2010
Workers should query unexplained changes in take-home pay
Fair Work inspectors to visit Kimberley and Pilbara businesses
16/02/2010
Fair Work inspectors to visit more than 250 NSW South Coast businesses
Tasmanian resort faces court over alleged underpayments and sham contracting
15/02/2010
Lockyer Valley store faces court for allegedly underpaying worker $17,000
12/02/2010
Regulator asks NSW young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks QLD young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks Vic young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks WA young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks ACT young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks NT young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks SA young workers - are you missing out?
Regulator asks Tas young workers - are you missing out?
11/02/2010
Random audits in Albury-Wodonga reveal high level of compliance with workplace laws
Tasmanian security firms pass random audits
10/02/2010
Former hotelier faces court for allegedly paying employee just $7 an hour
Hamilton transport company faces court for allegedly underpaying truck driver $20,000
09/02/2010
Port Fairy restaurant allegedly underpaid casual waitresses almost $8000
Security contractor faces court for allegedly underpaying workers $23,000
08/02/2010
Fair Work inspectors to call on Northern Victorian employers
07/02/2010
SA fast-food sector targeted for 200 random audits and educational visits
Treatment of elderly nurse was heartless and shabby, says workplace regulator
05/02/2010
St Kilda retail store fined for underpaying 43 workers more than $40,000
Melbourne paint retailer faces court for allegedly underpaying workers $25,000
04/02/2010
Hotel and managing-director to face court for allegedly underpaying two workers
Fair Work seminars for Kalgoorlie employers
Educational visits begin in NSW to help employers understand Fair Work laws
03/02/2010
Security company faces court for allegedly underpaying Sydney guards $135,000
02/02/2010
Bass Coast retail and hospitality sectors targeted for educational visits
30/01/2010
Perth business faces court for allegedly failing to provide employment records
29/01/2010
Mildura employer faces court for allegedly underpaying worker $130,000
27/01/2010
Lockyer Valley farm allegedly underpaid seven Japanese workers $28,000
22/01/2010
$52,800 penalty for underpaying Sydney real estate salesperson
TWU prosecuted over alleged unlawful industrial action at transport depot
Darwin fast food outlet fined $22,200 for underpaying young worker
21/01/2010
Employer to face court for allegedly threatening worker who queried pay
North-West businesses back-pay workers after Fair Work Ombudsman inquiries
20/01/2010
Two 7-Eleven stores allegedly underpaid four workers $85,000
19/01/2010
12 Eyre Peninsula workers were underpaid without knowing it … now they will share $48,000 in back-pay
Motel to face court for allegedly refusing to provide staff employment records
18/01/2010
Fair Work Ombudsman recoups $27,000 back-pay for Toowoomba salesperson
15/01/2010
National toy retailer faces court over alleged underpayment of hundreds of young workers
14/01/2010
Newcastle campaign recoups $65,000 for underpaid workers
13/01/2010
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $140,000 for 223 salon staff
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $2000 for salon staff in Western Australia
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $31,000 for salon staff in NSW and ACT
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $7000 for salon staff in Northern Territory
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $55,000 for salon staff in Queensland
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $14,500 for salon staff in South Australia
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $7000 for salon staff in Tasmania
Hair and Beauty campaign recoups $23,000 for salon staff in Victoria
05/01/2010
We’re here to help small business, says Fair Work Ombudsman
22/12/2009
Workplace regulator recoups $9500 back-pay for Townsville tradesman
21/12/2009
Gold Coast hinterland farm back-pays two workers $22,000
18/12/2009
Real estate firm fined $30,000 over sham contracting and underpayment
Whyalla company back-pays four workers $10k
17/12/2009
Kimberley and Pilbara workers get back-pay after Fair Work Ombudsman intervenes
16/12/2009
Fair Work Ombudsman recoups $115,000 for Melbourne training college staff
15/12/2009
Central Queensland employer back-pays worker $17,000 after Fair Work investigation
14/12/2009
Compliance high in Hunter Valley, Fair Work audits reveal
12/12/2009
Brisbane company back-pays three young workers almost $85,000
11/12/2009
Company faces court for allegedly underpaying teenage plumber
10/12/2009
Adelaide company back-pays trainees $34,000
Court fines Hobart hotel for underpaying assistant manager
09/12/2009
Court fines hospitality group for underpaying Sydney bar staff
Business pair fined $2000 for underpaying Darwin hairdresser
08/12/2009
Court fines Newcastle company over ‘arrogant disregard for welfare’ of staff
07/12/2009
Kalgoorlie-Boulder business back-pays worker $10,000
Esperance businesses targeted for audit
06/12/2009
Register apprentices without delay
04/12/2009
NSW snowfield audits reveal high level of compliance
Internet café operators fined $20,000 for underpaying employee
03/12/2009
Fair Work Information Statement to help create better Australian workplaces
Regulator to check Hunter shuttle bus industry
02/12/2009
Sydney company faces court for allegedly underpaying six workers almost $30,000
Wollongbar couple to face court for allegedly underpaying workers almost $75,000
01/12/2009
Checklist for small business
30/11/2009
Cooks at Warrnambool café back-paid $10,000
29/11/2009
Queensland clubs campaign recovers $350,000 back-pay for 2000 workers
27/11/2009
Hobart businesses back-pay workers after Fair Work Ombudsman intervenes
Court orders Ararat man to back-pay two Stawell security guards
26/11/2009
Real estate firm and senior managers fined for applying duress to pregnant worker
Perth business fined for failing to provide employment records
25/11/2009
Barossa Valley worker lodges complaint online – and gets $13,000 back-pay
Caboolture food outlet back-pays young worker $9600 after regulator intervenes
24/11/2009
$35,000 back-pay for two Whyalla workers
23/11/2009
Employers urged to register apprentices without delay to avoid wage breaches
20/11/2009
Back-pay for workers in Melbourne’s South and South-Eastern suburbs
19/11/2009
Watchdog recovers back-pay for workers in Melbourne’s Western suburbs
18/11/2009
Melbourne accountant back-paid $54,000 after watchdog intervenes
17/11/2009
Southbank restaurant back-pays chef $13,500
16/11/2009
Cairns tourism operator back-pays manager $24,000 after watchdog intervenes
$2.2 million back-pay for WA workers
Almost $10 million back-pay for NSW workers
$700k back-pay for Northern Territory workers
$7 million back-pay for Queensland workers
$2 million back-pay for SA workers
$1 million back-pay for Tasmanian workers
Almost $9m in back-pay for Victorian workers
15/11/2009
Adelaide company and director fined for underpaying trolley collectors $120,000
13/11/2009
$54,000 penalty for Melbourne company which underpaid delivery driver
12/11/2009
Watchdog targets Albany-Denmark-Mt Barker
11/11/2009
76 per cent pass rate for Eastlands employers
10/11/2009
Frankston apprentice dismissed after he queried his pay, watchdog alleges
09/11/2009
Memo all school-leavers: know your workplace rights!
07/11/2009
Pay protector targets Hamilton employers for random audits
06/11/2009
Ipswich company back-pays truck driver $33,000 after pay protector steps in
05/11/2009
Workplace watchdog recovers $7000 back-pay for Macedon Ranges farm worker
04/11/2009
Newcastle business underpaid 18 workers more than $350,000, watchdog alleges
30/10/2009
$25,000 back-pay for Riverland workers
29/10/2009
Workplace Rights Week a highlight for national pay protector
28/10/2009
$320,000 back-pay for Central NSW workers
27/10/2009
Union prosecuted over alleged unlawful industrial action
Sydney CBD and Eastern suburbs workers back-paid $370,000 after watchdog intervenes
Watchdog recoups $375,000 for workers in Northern and North-Western Sydney
Workers in Western Sydney underpaid $380,000
Back-pay for workers in Sydney’s Southern and South-Western suburbs
26/10/2009
Company penalised $8500 for underpaying Toowoomba worker
$837,000 back-pay for Canberra workers after watchdog intervenes
25/10/2009
Court fines “thoughtless, selfish, greed-driven” businessman who underpaid staff but gambled and lost millions
23/10/2009
$6000 fine for underpaying bingo caller
22/10/2009
$113,000 back-pay for 32 Casino workers
21/10/2009
$14,000 back-pay for two Mount Gambier workers after watchdog intervenes
20/10/2009
Launceston 8 share $60,000 in back-pay
17/10/2009
Union organised unlawful industrial action by Qantas baggage handlers, watchdog alleges
16/10/2009
Kangaroo Island hospitality worker gets $6000 back-pay after watchdog inquiry
15/10/2009
Butcher fined $62,000 for underpaying teenage apprentice
14/10/2009
Ballarat employer fined more than $105,000 for underpaying apprentice
13/10/2009
$22,500 fine for underpayment of South-West truck drivers
12/10/2009
Central Coast workers back-paid $256,000
Great Lakes/Taree workers back-paid $102,000
Watchdog recovers $60k for Cessnock workers
Watchdog recovers $34,000 for Gloucester/Port Macquarie workers
Watchdog recoups $58,000 for underpaid Muswellbrook/Upper Hunter workers
Singleton workers back-paid $21,000
Newcastle inspectors recover almost $1 million for underpaid workers
11/10/2009
Four months work, but Adelaide company refuses to pay up, alleges watchdog
09/10/2009
Deniliquin shop worker underpaid $30,000, alleges watchdog
08/10/2009
Retail and hospitality focus in Tasmania
07/10/2009
Mindil Market target for national pay protector
06/10/2009
800 staff at Sydney nightspots underpaid $334,000, watchdog alleges
05/10/2009
More Adelaide cleaners to get back-pay
02/10/2009
Watchdog targets Bunbury-Australind-Eaton
01/10/2009
Victorian 7-Eleven stores to be audited in new campaign
For Media releases prior to the above dates visit the Media archives.
Craig BildstienDirector, Media and Stakeholder RelationsEmail: craig.bildstien@fwo.gov.auMobile: 0419 818 484Ryan PedlerSenior Adviser, Media and Stakeholder RelationsEmail: ryan.pedler@fwo.gov.auMobile: 0434 365 924