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TWU can’t stall $270k penalty for lax record keeping
Employment 2018-05-21 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Transport Workers Union has lost its bid for a stay of a court order that it pay a $270,000 penalty for allegedly keeping almost 21,000 lapsed members on its register and failing to keep copies of records. 

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Norton Rose, ex-partner head to trial after mediation fails
Employment 2018-05-21 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A thorny dispute between Norton Rose Fulbright and former employment partner Thomas Martin will head to trial after the Federal Court heard Monday that “all attempts at mediation have failed”.

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CFMEU official John Lomax wins AFP payout over blackmail charges
Employment 2018-05-21 9:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Federal Police has settled a malicious prosecution case brought by former CFMEU organiser John Lomax over blackmail charges against the union official that were dropped just months later.

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Appco can’t escape Fair Work class action by salesforce
Employment 2018-05-18 9:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge will allow a class action to go forward against fundraising company Appco Australia Group alleging it misclassified workers as independent contractors to avoid paying minimum wage, overtime, superannuation and other benefits.

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IOOF shareholder gets discovery ok for possible class action
Class Actions 2018-05-18 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An IOOF shareholder mulling a class action against the financial services company over reports that it failed to inform ASIC about allegations of insider trading and front running by its employees has won court approval for preliminary discovery.

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Dorevitch Pathology settles union’s Fair Work case over lockout
Employment 2018-05-18 12:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The union representing Dorevitch Pathology workers has settled a Fair Work case against the lab giant over a lockout notice the company sent to staff ahead of last year’s planned strike over pay.

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Blackmail case dropped against CFMEU bosses John Setka, Shaun Reardon
Article 2018-05-16 8:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union bosses John Setka and Shaun Reardon have walked free from court after prosecutors on Wednesday dropped blackmail charges related to the union’s boycott of Boral concrete.

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Aerocare loses Federal Court appeal over workplace agreement
Employment 2018-05-16 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Full Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by aviation services company Aerocare of a ruling rejecting an enterprise agreement the Transport Workers Union called “substandard”.

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Apple can’t use outside lawyer to defend case before FWC
Employment 2018-05-15 10:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Apple has lost its bid to be represented by an outside lawyer in an unfair dismissal dispute, with the Fair Work Commission saying Monday the case was not inherently complex and the company’s inhouse legal counsel had time to bone up employment litigation. 

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Judge gives cleaning co. in Fair Work case one more chance
Employment 2018-05-14 9:47 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has given the owner of an ACT-based cleaning company one more week to comply with court orders, after being accused of dragging out a Fair Work case by the United Voice union for almost two years.

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