Today leading restaurateurs met in Sydney to discuss the impact of proposed Award Modernisation laws, which would see the federal hotels award apply to restaurants. The meeting, which included prominent...

A fast-food franchise in Perth’s CBD has been forced to back-pay many of its teenage workers $50,000 following investigations by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman. Workplace Ombudsman Western Australian...

The Federal Workplace Ombudsman is concerned that large numbers of young people and migrant workers might be being short-changed by fast-food employers. “The preliminary findings of random audits...

Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, has announced the settlement of 63 wage and hour class action lawsuits that have been pending against the company for several years.Each of the settlements...

Staff at a popular confectionery wholesaler in Sydney’s western suburbs have got a little bit extra to spend this month after an investigation by the national pay protector.A random audit of the...

Perth’s Shimizu Japanese restaurants face court action after workplace inspectors found they had allegedly underpaid more than 60 workers.The Federal Workplace Ombudsman is taking action in the Federal...

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, has advised that the minimum wage will increase from today.The decision by the Australian Fair Pay Commission earlier this year increases...

The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has announced a national campaign targeting the hospitality industry. Hotels, restaurants, taverns, bars and clubs throughout Australia will be randomly audited to ensure...

Less than half the restaurants and cafes in central and northern Queensland are complying with workplace laws, a targeted campaign by the federal Workplace Ombudsman has revealed.More than 270 workers...

A company which underpaid and bullied disabled workers hired to collect supermarket trolleys has been fined $120,000.Federal Magistrate Philip Burchardt says the company – Xidis Pty Ltd, trading...