Australian workers back-paid $500 million

Fair Work Ombudsman recovered $509 million for 251,475 underpaid workers in 2022-23.

24 October, 2023

Penalties for underpayment of stadium cleaners

Fair Work Ombudsman secures $332,964 in penalties in response to underpayment of cleaners at Etihad Stadium in 2017.

7 August, 2023

FWO recovers half a billion dollars for workers

Recoveries sum is the second-largest annual figure in the national regulator’s history.

1 August, 2023

WA cleaning company fined $140k for employee underpayments

Contract cleaning company in regional WA hit with almost $140,000 in penalties for underpaying employees and falsifying records.

6 June, 2023

Sydney cleaning business fined $124,186

Ombudsman secures $124,186 penalties in court against company and former manager.

17 April, 2023

Former Adelaide cleaning operator penalised

Fair Work Ombudsman secures $13,986 penalty in court against former operator of a cleaning services business in Adelaide.

14 March, 2023

Anonymous tip-offs help expose workplace breaches

FWO has received more than 90,000 anonymous tip-offs since launching Anonymous Report tool in 2016, with almost 13,000 in 2021-22.

13 January, 2023

Australian record for worker back-payments

Ombudsman recovers more than $532 million for 384,805 underpaid workers in 2021-22 – a record sum of back-paid wages.

20 October, 2022

FWO recovers half a billion dollars in wages

Ombudsman announces $532 million in unpaid wages and entitlements was recovered for more than 384,000 workers in 2021-22.

8 August, 2022

Minimum wage increases

National minimum wage increases to $21.38 per hour, or $812.60 per week, based on 38-hour week.

1 July, 2022

Fair Work Ombudsman announces 2022-23 priorities

Compliance and enforcement activities to continue throughout the year in contract cleaning.

22 June, 2022

Adelaide cleaning business operator in court

Fair Work Ombudsman commences legal action against cleaning services operator based in Adelaide.

3 June, 2022