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, 2018Ombudsman assisted in almost 700 disputes involving businesses operating in building and industrial cleaning services sector.
22 October, 2018Supermarket giant to conduct annual audits of contractors.
29 August, 2018The underpayments were in relation to cleaners at Myer stores in Melbourne, Queensland and Hobart.
10 January, 2018INCLEAN’s top 10 most read news stories from 2017 revealed.
8 January, 2018Perth cleaning company fined $306,000 for underpaying overseas workers – the second largest penalty in WA.
29 October, 2017In an open letter to international students, Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James is encouraging international students to get informed about their workplace rights and, if unsure, to seek help.
24 September, 2017New laws protecting vulnerable workers commence from 15 September.
15 September, 2017The FWO has welcomed the passing of laws that will enhance its capacity to take action in cases of vulnerable worker exploitation.
6 September, 2017Canberra-based cleaning company, which was contracted to clean 10 public schools in the ACT, has been found guilty of Fair Work Act breaches for underpayments.
26 April, 2017“For every one we take to court, there are others we cannot take action against and still others we do not even know about because people are too scared to report them to us.”
12 April, 2017The Fair Work Ombudsman releases new app aimed at tackling the underpayment of young workers and migrant workers around the country.
20 March, 2017Victorian cleaning services company back pays worker almost $3000 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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