Supermarket chain Romeo’s has been hit with a second class action for allegedly underpaying managers across several stores in NSW.
The High Court has granted special leave to labour hire company WorkPac to challenge a Full Court judgment that granted entitlements to casual workers with regular shifts.
Litigation funder Augusta Ventures has won its challenge to a landmark ruling that it pay $3.1 million in security for the costs of two Fair Work class actions it is financing on behalf of casual mine workers.
Facing an uphill battle to win approval for a $1.9 million settlement in a sham contracting class action against fundraiser Appco Group, a lawyer for the case has told a court there is no money left to pursue.
Drakes Supermarkets is facing a class action alleging it failed to pay staff at its Foodland and Drakes stores for time worked in excess of rostered hours, the latest on a growing list of supermarket chains to be stung by an underpayments class action.
A judge has said further investigation into the financial position of Appco Group is needed before he can sign off on a $1.9M settlement in a $65 million sham contracting class action against the fundraising company, under which litigation funder Harbour would get a 50 per cent cut and group members would recover “diddly-squat”.
A $65 million sham contracting class action against fundraising company Appco has settled for just $1.9 million, leaving the company’s allegedly underpaid army of sales staff with “limited” recoveries of between $770 and $2,320.
Woolworths-owned liquor store chains BWS and Dan Murphy’s are facing a class action investigation for allegedly underpaying staff.
International direct marketing company Aida Sales and Marketing has settled a multimillion-dollar group action accusing it of engaging in wage theft and sham contracting.
Fundraising company Appco has reached a settlement to resolve a class action alleging it misclassified its army of sales people as independent contractors.