Labour hire company fined $22,440 for underpaying 80 vulnerable workers at Queensland mushroom farm
The Fair Work Ombudsman's four-year battle over wage theft at a Queensland mushroom farm has come to an anti-climactic end, with a labour hire company fined $22,440.
‘Pandemic leave’, reduced hours and leave at half-pay: What the recent changes to modern awards mean for employers
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fair Work Commission has introduced a range of temporary variations to modern awards to create more flexibility for Australian employers and employees.
Transport firm faces court as Fair Work sounds sham contracting warning
A Queensland-based transport company allegedly underpaid four workers almost $70,000 by mischaracterising their employment.
Postal service fined for unfair dismissal of injured worker: What SMEs can learn
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a postal business to pay a former employee $8,062, ruling he was unfairly dismissed after sustaining an injury.
How the High Court’s decision on pieceworker rights will affect Aussie farmers
Underpaid pieceworkers could be compensated according to minimum hourly award rates, following an appeal by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
“On notice”: Clothing retailer faces tough new penalties in Fair Work test case
Clothing retailer Blue Sky Kids Land and its directors face penalties under vulnerable worker laws over more than $140,000 in stolen wages.
“Enough is enough”: Ombudsman confirms crack down on big business wage thieves
Big business wage thieves will be subject to court-enforceable undertakings to prove they've got their house in order, the fair work ombudsman said.
Cadbury workers win sick pay case in landmark Federal Court ruling
Two Cadbury workers have won a landmark Federal Court case which could increase worker sick leave entitlements in workplaces across the country.
A case study in redistributing duties and making a role redundant
In a recent FWC case, a former technical service manager claimed he had been unfairly dismissed because his 'redundant' job was still required.
Budget 2019: Millions for Fair Work Ombudsman sham contracting crackdown squad
The coalition wants to crack down on sham contracting and has proposed giving the Fair Work Ombudsman an extra $9.2 million over four years.
Fair Work Commission gets $1.4 million to expand free legal advice service for unrepresented businesses
The government has committed an extra $1.4 million to provide unrepresented businesses with free legal advice about workplace issues.
Company director fined $50,000 by watchdog over ‘direct involvement’ in underpaying young workers
The director of a now-collapsed catering company has been slapped with a $50,000 fine for his direct involvement in underpaying five employees.
