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‘I worked like a navvy’: Judge slams TWU for eleventh hour claim against Qantas
Employment 2024-03-18 4:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has chided the Transport Workers Union for announcing at the start of trial that it intends to seek lost union dues from Qantas, […]

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Qantas can’t keep lid on instructions to Herbert Smith Freehills over ground crew sacking
Employment 2024-03-06 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Qantas to hand over instructions it gave to its solicitors at Herbert Smith Freehills that underpinned advice over the airlineā€™s decision […]

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Union test cases ā€˜donā€™t make much sense in 2023′, says judge in Qantas spat
Employment 2023-12-05 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has admonished the Transport Workers Union for relying on test cases to decide compensation for 1,700 ground crew who were sacked during the […]

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Judge in Qantas case questions why unions don’t file class actions
Employment 2023-09-20 1:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has asked why the union representing Qantas workers did not bring a class action on behalf of 1,700 ground crew who were sacked […]

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High Court to rule on reach of workplace law in high-stakes Qantas case
Appeals 2023-09-12 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will deliver judgment Wednesday in an appeal by Qantas over its decision to sack its ground crew at the height of COVID-19, […]

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Junior doctors beat back declassing bid by NSW in overtime case
Employment 2023-07-14 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A junior doctor representing thousands of medical officers in NSW has thwarted an application by the state to declass her group proceeding, with a judge […]

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Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
Employment 2023-06-26 10:05 pm By Gareth Baker

The Full Court has held a Sydney Trains driver who worked the morning after blowing over four times the legal limit is entitled to a […]

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High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at […]

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Judge who represented Sydney Trains wonā€™t recuse herself from fight with union
Employment 2022-10-24 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a bid by the Australian rail union to recuse herself from hearing its case against Sydney Trains that seeks approval to […]

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Judge frowns on workers’ bid to shut down Opal in Sydney trains dispute
Employment 2022-10-21 4:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns about a bid by the rail workers union for a judicial ā€œgreen lightā€ to deactivate ticket readers as part of […]

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