Fair Work Ombudsman

@fairwork_gov_au

The Fair Work Ombudsman, tweeting about Australia’s workplace laws. Online M-F 9-5 AEST. FWO's privacy policy: http://fairwork.gov.au/privacy

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Joined May 2011

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 14

Media release: Filipino workers allegedly underpaid almost $100,000 at Sydney restaurant fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a Japanese restaurant in north-western Sydney, alleging they underpaid two migrant workers a total of almost...

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 25

Media release: “Defiant” Perth IT company receives maximum available penalty fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured the maximum available penalty in court against an IT company in Perth, with a judge criticising the company for deliberate defiance.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 25

Media release: Former Perth pharmacy operator penalised fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $31,875 in penalties in court against the former operator of a pharmacy in Perth and its director.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 22

Media release: IT company owner-operator faces court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former owner-operator of an IT services company, alleging he was involved in underpaying workers almost $150,000.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 18

Media release: Penalty for Adelaide vehicle repair business fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty against the operator of an Adelaide business that failed to back-pay wages owing to a deaf apprentice.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 18

Media release: Ramen restaurant operators in court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of multiple Japanese noodle eateries in Victoria.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 17

Media release: Former Queensland furniture business owner penalised fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $11,000 in penalties in court against the former operator of a business that manufactured and sold wooden furniture in southern Queensland.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 16

Media release: Darwin building and construction company and director penalised $44,000 fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $44,000 in penalties against a residential building and construction company in Darwin, and one of its directors.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 10

Media release: Former NSW auction house operator in court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of an auction house in the Lake Macquarie region, in regional New South Wales.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 10

Media release: NSW company faces court for alleged failure to pay unfair dismissal compensation to pregnant worker fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a company that supplies labour to a western Sydney hotel for allegedly failing to comply with an order to compensate a...

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 9

Media release: Former United Petroleum outlet operator in Melbourne faces court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in relation to a fifth United Petroleum outlet, alleging a former operator of a store in western Melbourne provided false or misleading pay slips...

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 1

Media release: Former cleaning business operator faces court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operator of a cleaning business in Sydney for an alleged breach that impacted migrant workers.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jul 1

Media release: Professional services company penalised fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $39,600 in penalties in court against a Perth-based company and its former director.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 30

Media release: Minimum wage increase starts today fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman says employers must ensure eligible employees get their 3.5 per cent minimum wage increase from the first full pay period starting on or after today, 1 July 2025.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 24

Media release: FWO launches horticulture troublespot inspections after nation’s least-compliant regions revealed fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman will roll out a fresh campaign of horticulture sector inspections targeting labour hire providers, after a three-year campaign investigating more than 500 employers revealed...

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 19

Media release: Wollongong restaurant operators in court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a restaurant at Wollongong, in NSW’s South Coast region, for an alleged breach affecting a young worker.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 19

Media release: Former operators of water management and drainage supplies business penalised fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $21,978 in penalties in court against the former operators of a water management and drainage supplies business.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 18

Media release: Sunshine Coast eateries face inspections fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman is inspecting fast food outlets, restaurants and cafés in the Sunshine Coast’s Noosa Heads, Noosaville and Tewantin this week to check for underpayments.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 17

Media release: Cleaning operator back in court for alleged underpayments and false pay slips fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a NSW cleaning operator for allegedly underpaying 12 workers a total of more than $22,000 and falsifying pay slips.

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Fair Work Ombudsman@fairwork_gov_au · Jun 13

Media release: Baby formula manufacturer to front court fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media…

fairwork_gov_au's tweet card. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a baby formula manufacturing and packaging company based in south-east Melbourne.

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