A court’s finding that EnergyAustralia is on the hook for portable long service leave for maintenance workers at its Yallourn power station because its “significant’ maintenance activities mean it’s ‘in the construction industry’ could affect energy, rail and telecommunications firms.
The High Court has bolstered the position of businesses hiring independent contractors with two rulings clarifying the importance of the contract in determing the status of workers.
Mondelez has won its High Court challenge to a ruling on the method to be used for calculating workers’ personal days.
A judge has tossed legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman against United Petroleum to enforce a notice to produce records as part of an investigation of workplace breaches, ruling the notice invalid.