Fair Work Infoline: 13 13 94
Media Release
8 Oct 2010
High level of compliance in Broken Hill
More than 95 per cent of employers in Broken Hill are complying with federal
workplace laws, a Fair Work Ombudsman campaign has found.
Fair Work inspectors targeted employers across a range of industries as part of an
education and compliance campaign in May.
After conducting a free seminar for Broken Hill employers, Fair Work inspectors
scrutinised the records of 34 local employers.
Inspectors found that all but one business was paying employees their full
entitlements and complying with record-keeping and pay slip obligations.
The employer had inadvertently underpaid 42 employees a total of $682 in
allowances and had some record-keeping and payslip breaches.
Fair Work Ombudsman Executive Director Michael Campbell says the employer
promptly rectified the underpayment and inspectors assisted the employer to put
processes in place to ensure its contraventions are not repeated.
“The level of compliance in this campaign was encouraging,” he said.
“Fair Work inspectors found many local employers were active members of
Business Broken Hill and were keen to learn more about workplace laws at the
seminar and during the inspectors’ face-to-face visits.
“Even though the level of compliance was very high, some employers showed
strong interest in receiving information about recent changes to workplace laws,
so we will consider further educative work in Broken Hill in the future.”
Mr Campbell says the Fair Work Ombudsman has a range of user-friendly
understand national workplace laws, including Modern Awards and minimum
National Employment Standards.
Resources for small business include payslip and record-keeping templates, a
self-audit checklist, template letters and fact sheets on dozens of topics including
leave, industrial action, public holidays, enterprise bargaining, gender pay
equality and family-friendly workplaces.
As well as Online resources, the Fair Work Ombudsman has advisers available to
speak with employers and workers with questions on its Fair Work Infoline on 13
13 94 from 8am-6pm weekdays.
The Fair Work Ombudsman also has Best Practice Guides which have been
developed to assist employers make better use of the provisions of the Fair Work
Act and operate their workplace at best practice.
Media inquiries: Ryan Pedler 0411 430 902 ryan.pedler@fwo.gov.au
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