Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman Annual Report 2025–26
- Total expenses
- $187.9 million
- Ongoing staff
- 1,045
- Non-ongoing staff
- 3
- Consultancy contracts
- $2 million
- 13 contracts
- Non-consultancy contracts
- $34.2 million
- 379 contracts
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Published headline figures
Income statement extract
- Total expenses
- $187.9 million (187,940 in $'000)
- Employee benefits
- $138.3 million (138,331 in $'000)
- Suppliers
- $36.5 million (36,465 in $'000)
- Revenue from government
- $179.6 million (179,593 in $'000)
- Own-source income
- $357,000 (357 in $'000)
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Staff
- Ongoing staff
- 1,045 people
- Non-ongoing staff
- 3 people
Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.
Consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $2 million (1,984 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 13
- New contracts
- 9
- Ongoing contracts
- 4
Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $34.2 million (34,207 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 379
- New contracts
- 142
- Ongoing contracts
- 237
Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Published disclosure tables 4
Information about remuneration for key management personnel
Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence CC BY 4.0
Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.
| Name | Position | Base salary | Bonuses | Other benefits | Superannuation | Long service leave | Other long term | Termination | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Booth | Fairwork Ombudsman | 491,178 | 0 | 0 | 30,808 | 12,590 | 0 | 0 | 534,576 |
| Michael Campbell | Group Manager | 350,943 | 0 | 0 | 73,521 | 10,313 | 0 | 0 | 434,777 |
| Rachel Volzke | Group Manager | 399,114 | 0 | 0 | 68,362 | 9,756 | 0 | 0 | 477,231 |
| Mark Scully | Group Manager | 346,494 | 0 | 0 | 54,905 | 9,268 | 0 | 0 | 410,668 |
| Michelle Carey | Group Manager | 345,363 | 0 | 0 | 53,087 | 8,961 | 0 | 0 | 407,411 |
Information about remuneration for senior executives
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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.
| Pay band | People | Average base salary | Average bonuses | Average other benefits | Average superannuation | Average long service leave | Average other long term | Average termination | Average total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220001 - 245000 | 1 | 196,331 | 0 | 0 | 32,663 | 4,285 | 0 | 0 | 233,280 |
| 295001 - 320000 | 4 | 255,012 | 0 | 0 | 44,886 | 5,948 | 0 | 0 | 305,846 |
| 320001 - 345000 | 5 | 278,227 | 0 | 0 | 45,968 | 7,948 | 0 | 0 | 332,142 |
| 345001 - 370000 | 3 | 298,520 | 0 | 0 | 53,736 | 7,337 | 0 | 0 | 359,594 |
| 370001 - 395000 | 1 | 304,465 | 0 | 0 | 59,996 | 8,102 | 0 | 0 | 372,563 |
| 395001 - 420000 | 1 | 333,109 | 0 | 0 | 56,546 | 7,644 | 0 | 0 | 397,300 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)
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| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| REASON GROUP PTY LTDABN 34128711348 | 1,587 |
| PROTIVITIABN 27108473909 | 95 |
| WORKPLACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATESABN 11083481298 | 68 |
| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ACTUARYABN 92802414793 | 64 |
| IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS PTY LTDABN 52070101352 | 57 |
| HOUSTON KEMP PTY LTDABN 11169176069 | 40 |
| CPM REVIEWSABN 93151808374 | 26 |
| MARY BRENNANABN 87279961083 | 23 |
| MARY BRENNANABN 87279961083 | 19 |
| Jones Lang Lasalle Advisory Services Pty LimitedABN 56003262600 | 7 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)
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| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260 | 10,192 |
| LARRISON PTY LTDABN 93658317607 | 2,428 |
| TELSTRA LIMITED FROM 1JAN 2023ABN 64086174781 | 1,363 |
| AMA PROJECTS PTY LTDABN 52141420680 | 1,311 |
| CLAYTON UTZ LAWYERS-MELBOURNEABN 35740217343 | 937 |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty LtdABN 52005000895 | 871 |
| CLAYTON UTZ LAWYERS-MELBOURNEABN 35740217343 | 782 |
| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITORABN 69405937639 | 640 |
| Oracle Corporation Australia Pty LimitedABN 80003074468 | 551 |
| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITORABN 69405937639 | 538 |
| BT AUTOMATION PTY LTDABN 70619362104 | 482 |
| FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITEDABN 19001011427 | 442 |
| LARRISON PTY LTDABN 93658317607 | 416 |
| GARTNER AUSTRALASIA PTY LTDABN 69003708601 | 410 |
| THE ITSM HUB PTY LTDABN 89165912087 | 402 |
| CBR CYBER PTY LTDABN 36643307171 | 395 |
| COMPAS PTY LTDABN 90008615745 | 392 |
| AKKODIS AUSTRALIA TALENT PTY LTD (FORMERLY AJILON)ABN 14007145637 | 379 |
| FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITEDABN 19001011427 | 377 |
| ZIRCODATA (FORMERLY IRON MOUNTAIN)ABN 67005944203 | 344 |
| Australian Centre for Financial and Environmental Compliance Pty LtdABN 86101845096 | 286 |
| THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) AUSTABN 64058914668 | 283 |
| GRAY PUKSANDABN 12051320971 | 249 |
| AKKODIS AUSTRALIA TALENT PTY LTD (FORMERLY AJILON)ABN 14007145637 | 247 |
| CASTLEPOINT SYSTEMSABN 31128389408 | 245 |
| CLAYTON UTZ LAWYERS-MELBOURNEABN 35740217343 | 240 |
| SOLSTICEIT PTY LTDABN 67664669532 | 237 |
| JONES LANG LASALLE - CORPORATE JONES LANG LASALLE (ACT) PTY LTDABN 69008585260 | 229 |
| ANALYSIS PTY LTDABN 70609930912 | 224 |
| PEOPLEBANK AUSTRALIA PTY LTDABN 42003995748 | 212 |
| DATASTATS CONSULTANCY PTY LTDABN 23216616441 | 206 |
| ORACLE CORPORATION AUSTRALIA P/LABN 80003074468 | 203 |
| TSA RILEY PTY LTDABN 71099000272 | 193 |
| PEOPLEBANK AUSTRALIA PTY LTDABN 42003995748 | 185 |
| EQUIFAX AUSTRALIA INFORMATION SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS PTY LTDABN 26000602862 | 179 |
| EXCELIUM CONSULTING PLC LTDABN 80651479971 | 174 |
| 3THUB PTY LTDABN 38634249835 | 170 |
| CREATIVE VIRTUALABN 15165578003 | 169 |
| TELSTRA LIMITED FROM 1JAN 2023ABN 64086174781 | 167 |
| NORTON ROSEABN 32720868049 | 157 |
| OOBE PTY LTDABN 48123977846 | 154 |
| BAIDAM SOLUTIONS PTY LTDABN 11626747073 | 154 |
| NORTON ROSEABN 32720868049 | 153 |
| ANOTHER CYBER COMPANY PTY LTDABN 77643086220 | 148 |
| THE RECRUITMENT HIVEABN 13155397541 | 140 |
| CBR CYBER PTY LTDABN 36643307171 | 138 |
| DATA#3ABN 31010545267 | 130 |
| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITORABN 69405937639 | 121 |
| LEXIS NEXISABN 70001002357 | 119 |