Annual Leave
Decisions on annual leave accrual, payout, and leave loading under modern awards.
100 annual leave decisions on file. Plain-English summaries with links to the original judgment. Ask the AI advisor about your situation — Plus members get full case-law citations in answers.
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-04-17-hamze-cn-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
the Applicant, the former sole director and part-owner of Lortoc No. 60 Pty Ltd, has been penalised $22,017 by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. The company previously operated a café called ‘Hakuna Ma’Coffee’ and a …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-04-17-drew-and-schofer-cn-penalty-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Drew and Schofer Real Estate Pty Ltd, a Sydney real estate agency, and its director, the Respondent, have been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed a failure to comply with a Compliance Notice…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-03-31-the-ella-group-nsw-pty-ltd-cn-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman took legal action against The Ella Group (NSW) Pty Ltd, which operates Funtime Childcare in Greenacre, and its sole director, Louise Ramona Yaacoubian. They failed to comply with a Compliance Noti…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-03-25-hoppers-trailer-pty-ltd-cn-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Hoppers Trailer Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based trailer manufacturer, and its sole director, Gurpinder Singh, have been penalised by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed a failure to comply with a Compliance No…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-03-11-anl-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd, a landscaping and gardening materials company based in New South Wales. The company allegedly underpaid four workers a tota…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-02-20-threshold-boats-pty-ltd-and-ebeling-cn-litigation · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Threshold Boats Pty Ltd, a Perth boat repair and servicing business, and its sole director and owner, the Respondent. A Fair Work Inspector issued a Compliance N…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2026-01-16-rapid-plumbing-group-cn-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Rapid Plumbing Group Pty Ltd, a Western Sydney plumbing company, and its sole director, the Respondent. A young worker was employed as a plumber by Rapid Plumbin…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-12-22-horne-distributions-cn-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
the Applicant, the former sole director of Horne Distributors Pty Ltd, has been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. Horne Distributors, based in Hobart, was wound up due to insolvency. The company employed…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-12-18-ansa-third-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Ansa Finance Pty Ltd, based in Toorak, and its manager, the Respondent. Also named in the action is AFSL Group Pty Ltd, another company managed by the Respondent…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-12-01-oloughlin-cn-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Daniel Paul O’Loughlin, the former operator of Torco Constructions in Melbourne, has been penalised $6,000 by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed his failure to comply with a Compliance Notice issued by t…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-11-18-gch-vic-pty-ltd-and-anor-cn-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against GCH Vic Park Pty Ltd, which previously operated 'The Globe Pan and Grill' in East Victoria Park, Perth, and its director, Jay Patel. A Fair Work Inspector issued a C…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-09-09-sai-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Sai Enterprises Pty Ltd, formerly operating a United Petroleum outlet in Queenstown, Adelaide, and its former manager, Raman Monga, have been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. The Fair Work Ombudsman inv…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-07-31-innovative-associates-and-kharel-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Innovative Associates Pty Ltd, a Sydney accounting firm, and its director, the Respondent. They are accused of exploiting a Nepalese national employed as an assi…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-07-25-downings-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Downings Pty Ltd, a former pharmacy operator in Fremantle, Western Australia, and its sole director, Joseph Lenny, have been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed a Fair Work Ombudsman investig…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-07-25-my-it-partner-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
My IT Partner Pty Ltd, trading as My Info Tech Partner, failed to comply with a Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notice. The company employed a worker in an IT helpdesk support role from August 2019 to August 2022. The Com…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-07-22-blumentals-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Respondent, the former owner-operator of D365.Group Pty Ltd, an IT services company liquidated in 2023. The company provided services related to Microsoft so…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-06-20-h-teq-penalties-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
H-TEQ Pty Ltd, formerly operating as ‘Hydro Construction Products’ in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, failed to comply with a Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notice. The Compliance Notice related to unpaid accr…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-06-04-cash-converters-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Yarraville Business Pty Ltd, Taylors Business Pty Ltd, and SNNB Enterprises Pty Ltd, former operators of Cash Converter stores in Epping, Taylors Lake, and Yarra…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-05-15-kyt-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against KYT Laboratories Pty Ltd, trading as ‘Keytrust Laboratories’ and ‘Keytrust CollabCare’, and its sole director, the Respondent. A Fair Work Inspector issued a Com…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-04-23-southeast-auto-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Southeast Auto Sales Pty Ltd, trading as All About Offroad 4x4 Specialist, in Woodridge, Queensland. The company is accused of failing to pay annual leave entitl…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-04-04-drew-and-schofer-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against Drew and Schofer Real Estate Pty Ltd, a Sydney real estate agency, and its sole director, the Respondent. A Fair Work Inspector issued a Compliance Notice in Decembe…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-04-03-sabcha-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Sabcha Pty Ltd, which operates 11 P’Nut Street Noodles restaurants in Sydney, Brisbane, and the Sunshine Coast, and one of its directors, Ankur Sehgal. It is all…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-03-19-well-health-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Well Health Medical Services Pty Ltd, which operates Well Health Medical Hub in Merrylands, Sydney, and its sole director, the Respondent. The action follows a r…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-03-17-barco-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Barco Traders Pty Ltd, a Sunshine Coast transport company involved in food waste, and its sole director and shareholder, the Respondent. A truck driver worked fo…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-02-28-o-loughlin-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against the Respondent, the former operator of Torco Constructions in Melbourne. A young construction worker, aged 21, was employed by the Respondent from June to October 20…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-02-25-ella-group-2-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against The Ella Group (NSW) Pty Ltd, which operates Funtime Childcare in Greenacre, NSW, and its sole director, the Respondent. This follows a request for assistance fr…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-02-25-krc-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman secured penalties against KRC Pty Ltd, which operates The Colonel's Son café in Black Rock, Melbourne, and its manager, Rishi Chaudhari. The company failed to comply with a Compliance Notice regar…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-01-29-azmy-enterprises-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Azmy Enterprises Pty Ltd, which operates Little Abbey's Academy in Hammondville, Sydney, and its sole director, the Respondent. The action follows a request for …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-01-07-10-foster-street-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman secured court orders against 10 Foster Street Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based wedding dress design and retail company. The company failed to comply with a Compliance Notice regarding unpaid entitlements t…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2025-01-07-procraft-group-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman secured penalties and back-pay orders against Procraft Group Pty Ltd, a residential building and construction company based in Melbourne, and its sole director, Bradley Busuttil. The company faile…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-12-18-abmeng-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
ABMENG Pty Ltd, an instrument calibration company based in Queensland with operations in Melbourne and Perth, and its sole director, the Respondent, have been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. The compan…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-12-18-esr-group-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman secured penalties and back-pay orders against ESR Group Pty Ltd, formerly operating 'Essential Motor Body Smash Repairs' in Seven Hills, and its manager, Paul Silvestro. The company failed to comp…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-12-04-bsw-electrical-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
BSW Electrical Services Pty Ltd, an electrical contracting company operating in the Mornington Peninsula region of Melbourne, failed to pay a worker all entitlements. The worker was employed as an apprentice electrician …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-12-04-monaco-willows-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Monaco Willows Pty Ltd, which previously operated a café called Tusk in Windsor, Melbourne, and its sole director and secretary, the Respondent. The action follo…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-10-30-gilling-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against the Respondent, the sole trader of Benaya Building Group in Melbourne. A young apprentice carpenter, aged 16 to 17, worked for the Respondent between January 2021 an…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-10-10-pether-and-rattana-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Respondent and his father. This action follows a request for assistance from two apprentice carpenters who worked for the Respondent between May 2018 and Dec…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-09-23-first-step-finance-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
First Step Finance Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based finance and mortgage-broking company, and its sole director and secretary, the Respondent, have been penalised by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed a Fair Work…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-09-02-kassiou-constructions-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Kassiou Constructions Pty Ltd, a Darwin-based residential building and construction company, and its director, the Respondent. The action follows a request for a…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-08-12-eagletech-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against the Respondent, the sole trader who owns and operates Eagletech Engineering in Orange, New South Wales. The business, which specialises in steam engine and rolling s…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-08-12-10-foster-street-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against 10 Foster Street Pty Ltd, which operates a wedding dress design studio in Leichardt, Sydney. The action follows requests for assistance from four workers employe…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-08-02-pure-telecom-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Pure Telecom Pty Ltd, trading as VMCN Solutions, and its sole director, Steven Joseph Woods, failed to back-pay entitlements to a full-time IT professional employed between November 2014 and July 2017. The Fair Work Ombu…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-08-02-my-it-partner-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against My IT Partner Pty Ltd, trading as My Info Tech Partner, an IT company in Perth. A worker was employed in an IT helpdesk support role from August 2019 to August 2022.…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-05-09-sawdy-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated Troy Malcolm Sawdy, a sole trader operating Sawdy Pastoral Company in central Queensland, after receiving requests for assistance from three workers. The workers were employed between…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-05-03-bsw-electrical-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against BSW Electrical Services Pty Ltd, an electrical contracting company operating in the Mornington Peninsula region of Melbourne. The company is accused of failing t…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-04-22-wcls-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Western Chinese Language School Incorporated, located in Braybrook, Melbourne, and its former chairperson, Baoquan Chen. The action follows requests for assistan…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-04-09-on-the-run-eu-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated On the Run Pty Ltd (OTR), a service station and convenience store operator with locations in South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia, following employee queries. An investiga…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-03-12-bassi-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated Jatinder Singh Bassi and his wife Satty Bassi, former operators of Bassi Group Transport, a waste collection and disposal business near Brisbane, Queensland. A truck driver employed p…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-02-21-oliver-finance-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against Oliver Finance Pty Ltd, operating as North Queensland Finance Solutions in Cairns, and its sole director, the Respondent. This followed a request for assistance from…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-02-12-oz-esdm-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Oz ESDM Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based labour-hire company in the health industry, and its sole director, the Respondent. The investigation began after the Applicant…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-01-25-fielden-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Respondent, the former operator of The Lakes Boatshed Café in Lakes Entrance, Victoria. A worker employed between November 2016 and March 2022, initially as …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-01-25-abm-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against ABM (AUS) Pty Ltd, an industrial equipment instrument calibration company, and its sole director, the Respondent. The action follows requests for assistance from…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-01-10-klm-vizaan-and-sai-litigations-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced legal action against three companies and two individuals related to alleged underpayments of workers at United Petroleum outlets in Tasmania and South Australia. In Tasmania, K…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-01-05-procraft-group-ligitation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Procraft Group Pty Ltd, a residential building and construction company based in Melbourne, and its sole director, the Respondent. The investigation began after …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2024-01-05-krc-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against KRC Pty Ltd, which operates The Colonel's Son café in Black Rock, Melbourne, and its manager, Rishi Chaudhari. The action follows a request for assistance from a for…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-12-20-st-vincents-health-eu-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
St Vincent’s Health Australia, a large not-for-profit health and aged care provider, self-reported underpayments to the Fair Work Ombudsman in July 2021. Four of its businesses – St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Ltd, St Vi…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-12-07-ifits-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
IFITS Food Co Pty Ltd, a former franchisee of a Pizza Hut outlet in Warwick, Queensland, failed to comply with Compliance Notices from the Fair Work Ombudsman. The company employed two part-time workers, an assistant man…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-11-15-chapman-east-ballina-dental-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman secured a penalty against the Respondent, the operator of East Ballina Dental in Ballina, NSW. This followed his failure to comply with a Compliance Notice regarding a dental assistant he employed…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-10-31-nb-visionary-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
NB Visionary Trading Pty Ltd, a commercial carpentry company based in Mornington, Victoria, failed to comply with a Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notice. The notice required the company to calculate and back-pay entitle…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-10-23-calvary-administration-eu-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Calvary Administration Pty Ltd, formerly Japara Administration Pty Ltd, has back-paid over $2.1 million in underpayments to approximately 2,800 current and former employees. The underpayments occurred between January 201…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-10-06-integrated-technologies-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Integrated Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based electrical services company, and its sole director, the Respondent. The investigation began after re…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-08-31-il-roy-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against Il Roy Pty Ltd, which operated 'Cha Cha Char' and 'Il Centro' restaurants in Brisbane, and its sole director, the Respondent. Five workers, including an office manag…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-08-23-mt-infinity-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against MT Infinity Pty Ltd, formerly operating Flow Cafe in Marrickville, Sydney, and its sole director, Miah Golam Tareque. Two workers, a married couple, were employe…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-08-22-sarlija-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
the Applicant, the operator of 'Sarlijas Brick & Block Laying' in Clyde North, Victoria, failed to comply with a Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notice. The notice related to a young apprentice bricklayer he employed full…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-08-10-annangrove-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against Annangrove Road Pty Ltd, which previously operated a restaurant called 'EST by Fig and Co' in Kenthurst, Sydney, and its sole director, the Respondent. Two chefs, bo…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-07-19-apollo-eu-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Apollo Health Limited, a healthcare provider owned by St John Ambulance Western Australia Limited, has back-paid over $4.86 million to 438 current and former employees. The company self-reported underpayments discovered …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-07-06-byc-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against Back Your Cause Pty Ltd, formerly known as BYC Recruitment, and its general manager. The company, based in Gold Coast, is alleged to have failed to pay a former full…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-06-28-cg-smith-second-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
C & G Smith Enterprises Pty Ltd, formerly operating a Rapid Tune franchise in Keysborough, Melbourne, has been penalised for failing to comply with a Compliance Notice. The company previously employed a young apprentice …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-06-22-cooper-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against the Respondent, the former owner-operator of Rhino Machinery Maintenance Pty Ltd (trading as Bairnsdale Hydraulics) in Victoria. A worker, employed as a full-time me…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-06-15-alexjax-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Alexjax Corp Pty Ltd, trading as Heaven Salons, and its sole director and shareholder, Jack Hanna, failed to comply with Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notices. The business, which operated hairdressing and beauty salons…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-06-02-h-teq-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against H-TEQ Pty Ltd, formerly operating as Hydro Construction Products, and its sole director, the Respondent. The company, which had locations in Queensland, New Sout…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-05-25-esr-group-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against ESR Group Pty Ltd, operating as Essential Motor Body Smash Repairs in Seven Hills, and company manager Paul Silvestro. Four workers, including three panel beaters an…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-05-25-mehtaab-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated Mehtaab Group, a Melbourne-based painting company trading as Paint Splash, and its sole director, Vikramjeet Singh Khalsa. The company dismissed an Indian international student employ…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-05-17-buffalos-cairns-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Buffalos Cairns Operations Pty Ltd, formerly operating a restaurant called Buffalo’s at Smithfield Shopping Centre in Cairns, Queensland, has been penalised by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. The company failed to …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-05-03-lobos-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated RBE Transport, a furniture delivery business in Maitland, NSW, after a worker requested assistance. the Applicant operated the business as a sole trader, and his partner was involved …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-03-31-catanzariti-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against the Respondent, the former operator of 'Juicy Fruits Kensington' in Kensington, Melbourne. Three part-time shop assistants, aged 19 to 20, worked for the Respondent …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-03-23-pure-telecom-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against Pure Telecom Pty Ltd, trading as VMCN Solutions, and its sole director, the Respondent. The company, based in Willoughby, Sydney, allegedly underpaid an IT professio…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-03-16-saga-source-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Saga Source Pty Ltd, an information technology company based in Perth, and its sole director, Ayden Lee Hernan-Sayers. The investigation began after a request fo…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-03-16-razors-edge-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Razor’s Edge Barbershop Pty Ltd and its sole director, Salvatore Anselmo. The barbershop, based in Point Cook, Melbourne, closed before the legal action. Two par…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-02-28-williamson-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against the Respondent, the sole director of Central District Smash Repairs Pty Ltd, which is now in liquidation. The investigation began after two full-time employees reque…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-02-14-ra-barbers-zone-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated R&A Barbers Zone Pty Ltd, which operates 'The Barbers Zone' in Fairfield, and its director, Arsin Yousif. A full-time apprentice hairdresser, an Iraqi national on a humanitarian visa,…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-02-14-nb-visionary-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against NB Visionary Trading Pty Ltd, a commercial carpentry company based in Mornington, Victoria. The company was investigated after two workers, a carpenter and a carpent…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-02-09-85-degrees-franchisor-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against 85 Degrees Coffee Australia Pty Ltd ('85 Degrees'), the franchisor of the '85°C Daily Café' brand. The action alleges that 85 Degrees is liable for alleged under…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-02-07-wis-eu-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Seven subsidiaries of Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety Pty Ltd (WIS), including J. Blackwood & Son Pty Ltd, Protector Alsafe Pty Ltd, Bullivants Pty Limited, The Workwear Group Pty Ltd, Coregas Pty Ltd, Blacksmith Jacks …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-01-30-vertebral-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Vertebral Pty Ltd, an IT services company based in Gold Coast, and its director, Yasien Adams. An investigation began after a network engineer, employed between …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-01-25-sofworks-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Sofworks Pty Ltd, trading as Geelong Cable Locations, failed to comply with a Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notice. The company, based in Geelong, Victoria, was investigated after a worker sought assistance. The worker …
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2023-01-24-teds-crane-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Teds Crane Hire Pty Ltd, a former crane hire company based in Gisborne, Victoria, has been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated after a crane operator requested assistan…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2022-12-22-bgszo-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
BGSZO Pty Ltd, formerly Up Dog Diesel in Ipswich, Queensland, failed to comply with a Fair Work Ombudsman Compliance Notice. The company serviced the mining industry and employed a tyre fitter from April 2020 to April 20…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2022-12-21-chapman-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the Respondent, the operator of East Ballina Dental in Ballina, New South Wales. A dental assistant, aged 22-23, worked part-time at the practice between October…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2022-12-16-core-strategies-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Core Strategies Pty Ltd, a former Gold Coast real estate lead generation company, and its former sole director, Stephen Thomas, have been penalised by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed a failure to comp…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2022-12-13-hml-holdings-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against HML Holdings Pty Ltd, a former franchisee of an Espresso Warriors café in Mittagong, New South Wales. The action follows a request for assistance from a full-tim…
Fair Work Ombudsman
FWO-2022-12-05-melbourne-digital-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Melbourne Digital Pty Ltd, a software development company, and its sole director, the Respondent. This followed requests for assistance from four workers employe…
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FWO-2022-11-28-ifits-food-co-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against IFITS Food Co Pty Ltd, the former franchisee of a Pizza Hut outlet in Warwick, Queensland. Two part-time workers, an assistant manager and a 17-year-old customer ser…
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FWO-2022-11-10-alliance-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Alliance Property Consultancy Pty Ltd, trading as ‘Storm Assist’ in Brisbane, and its former director, Adam Skilled Killackey, have been penalised by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. The Fair Work Ombudsman investig…
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FWO-2022-10-27-meriel-enterprises-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Meriel Enterprises Pty Ltd, which operates Meei Clinic in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales. The action follows a request for assistance from a former part-time be…
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FWO-2022-10-27-active-services-group-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against Active Services Group Pty Ltd, an electrical and telecommunications company based in Mount Waverley, Melbourne, and its sole director, the Respondent. The investigat…
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FWO-2022-09-21-sl-lenz-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
S & L Lenz Pty Ltd, a former franchisee of an IGA supermarket in Byford, Western Australia, failed to comply with a Compliance Notice. The notice required the company to back-pay entitlements to a full-time manager emplo…
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FWO-2022-08-05-utility-five-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Utility Five Pty Ltd, a construction company in Perth trading as Metro Civil WA, and its sole director Brian Edward Johnson, have been penalized by the Federal Circuit and Family Court. This followed a Fair Work Ombudsma…
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FWO-2022-07-04-westbridge-penalty-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
Westbridge Constructions (VIC) Pty Ltd, based in Glenburn, Victoria, failed to comply with a Compliance Notice regarding a carpentry apprentice employed from August 2018 to February 2020. The Fair Work Ombudsman investig…
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FWO-2022-06-28-bgsz-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against BGSZO Pty Ltd, trading as Up Dog Diesel, and its sole director, the Respondent. The company, based in Ipswich, Queensland, was investigated following a request for a…
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FWO-2022-05-27-hamel-litigation-media-release · Fair Work Ombudsman
The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal action against the Respondent, a former operator of the Crossroads Hotel Narrabri in regional New South Wales. Two workers, a cook and a chef, contacted the Fair Work Ombudsman for…