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FWO may revise Super Retail underpayments suit after Coles ruling
Employment 2025-10-29 3:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
The Fair Work Ombudsman is considering amending its underpayments case against Rebel Sport owner Super Retail Group, following a significant ruling in underpayments proceedings against Woolworths and Coles.
Court calls ASIC out for ‘kitchen sink’ approach to pleadings in Mawhinney case
ASIC 2025-09-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has taken ASIC to task for pleading its remitter case against Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney in minute detail, but has rejected arguments the regulator ran the proceeding in an “oppressive and unmeritorious” way.
Mayfair’s Mawhinney hit with 15-year injunction in ASIC case
ASIC 2025-09-05 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
A judge has hit Mayfair Group director James Mawhinney with 15-year injunctions, after finding he took a "cavalier attitude to compliance" in marketing notes tied to Mission Beach properties in Queensland. 
Mayfair’s conduct ‘cannot be laid at the door of any lawyers’: judge
ASIC 2025-07-10 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has criticised Mayfair Group’s “directing mind” James Mawhinney in a do-over of ASIC’s case over notes tied to Mission Beach properties, saying “vociferous and continuous efforts” to blame others, including lawyers, for investor losses did not reflect well on him.
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Ex-School Infrastructure NSW CEO directed $20M contract to PwC partner, ICAC hears
Public Corruption 2025-05-06 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
The former CEO of School Infrastructure NSW directed a $20 million contract to friends -- a former PwC partner and the head of a consulting firm -- without disclosing any conflicts, according to an ICAC inquiry.
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ICAC launches probe into ex-CEO of School Infrastructure NSW
Public Corruption 2025-04-03 11:07 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai Sydney
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption will conduct a public inquiry into whether former School Infrastructure NSW CEO Anthony Manning and others improperly awarded contracts and jobs to their friends. 
Wellness firm Doll House cops penalty for sham contracting
Employment 2024-07-30 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler Melbourne
Bondi wellness research company Doll House has copped a $197,000 penalty for terminating three disabled employees and re-engaging them as independent contractors in a 'sham' contracting arrangement.
In first, cafe franchisor 85 Degrees hit with $1.44M penalty for franchisee’s underpayments
Employment 2024-06-04 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has ordered Sydney coffee shop chain 85 Degrees to pay a $1.44 million penalty for underpayments by its franchisees, saying it cannot be seen as acceptable for franchisors to “turn a blind eye” to contraventions by franchisees. 
CBA hit with record $10M penalty for underpaying 7,400 employees
Employment 2024-02-15 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and subsidiary CommSec have been hit with $10.34 million in penalties -- the highest ever imposed in enforcement action by the workplace regulator -- after admitting it underpaid thousands of employees more than $16 million.