FWO reports $7.2m in penalties in 2017
Ombudsman assisted in almost 700 disputes involving businesses operating in building and industrial cleaning services sector.
22 October, 2018Posts Tagged: Fair Work Ombudman
Brisbane cleaning operator faces court for allegedly underpaying overseas workers
Bijal Girish Sheth faces personally paying back nearly $60,000, as well as large penalites for each of the four contraventions.
18 February, 2016FWO’s new methods resolve workplace disputes before they escalate
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) says it is saving business operators and workers time and money – and preventing some jobs from being lost altogether – by increasingly using new methods to resolve workplace disputes before they escalate.
25 October, 2015Barely a pass mark for contracting industry’s compliance in latest FWO scrutiny
Cleaning contractors face ongoing spot checks by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) again this year as it tries to detect and deter deliberate non-compliance with federal workplace laws.
11 March, 2015
Court imposes $190,000 penalties over exploitation of trolley collectors
Trolley collection providers that exploited a dozen overseas workers pushing trolleys at a suburban shopping centre have been fined more than $190,000, stated a Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) 6 January press release.
6 January, 2015
Accommodation industry signs up to workplace compliance pact
Hotels, resorts, motels, caravan parks, backpacker hostels, bed and breakfast establishments, guesthouses, serviced and time-share apartments throughout Australia are joining forces with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) to improve compliance with federal workplace laws across the accommodation sector, says an 11 August FWO press statement.
13 August, 2014
Glad Group fined following FWO investigation
Following an investigation and prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), national cleaning company Glad Group Pty Ltd has been fined $62,000 by the The Federal Magistrates Court for underpaying 31 Sydney cleaners, a number of them foreign workers.Federal Magistrate Sylvia Emmett handed down her decision after the company admitted underpaying the employees a total of $133,845 between […]
21 August, 2012
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