*ZUBIRI: ARTA–OMBUDSMAN PACT TO CURB RED TAPE THAT STUNTS GROWTH, SLOWS PROGRESS* Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri hailed the new memorandum of agreement between the Anti-Red Tape Authority and the Office of the Ombudsman, calling it a decisive enforcement tool to give the Ease of Doing Business law more bite to combat government red tape. “This partnership between the ARTA and the Ombudsman will finally speed up the disposal of cases against government actors who violate the Eas

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has received a Ministerial directive to investigate wage theft allegations affecting coal miners in Central Qld & the Hunter regions. Following my successful amendment in the senate. Upon inquiring about the investigation's status, Mr Steve Ronson, the Executive Director of the FWO shared that there are currently 18 cases under investigation, involving 25 workers and 17 employers, with 2 self-reports also being considered. All complaints are being thoroughly investi

I congratulate the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) for at last taking the many complaints from underpaid coal miners seriously and treating them professionally. It's only taken me five and a half years of persistent questioning to reach this point. I was informed that preliminary results of the FWO's investigation would be available around mid-2025. The six-year time limit that applies for enforcement under Section 544 of the Fair Work Act does not prevent investigations from extending beyond that per