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A lawyer for two sacked CFMEU officials has accused Australia's biggest union of "bleeding dry" his whistleblower clients after it vowed in court Tuesday to fight the consolidation of three cases against it.
A Pizza Hut outlet on the Gold Coast has been hit with fines totalling $216,700 after it was found to have misclassified a delivery driver and falsified records to cover it up, the Fair Work Ombudsman said Friday.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and one of its officials have been fined more than $50,000 after the official targeted a group of Chevron workers with a foul-mouthed "rant" for leaving the union.
The High Court has said pensions can count as lost earnings, agreeing with a ruling from the Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia that found an individual dying from work-related mesothelioma was owed compensation for the expected loss of his superannuation.
The Fair Work Ombudsman launched legal action Tuesday against food delivery company Foodora, accusing it of shortchanging workers under "sham" contracts.
Fifteen former long-time financial advisers of Macquarie Bank have sued the bank, alleging they're owed $2.6 million in wages after the bank paid them solely in commissions when they were entitled to a regular wage.
Leading fundraising company Appco Australia Group is challenging a judge's decision to let a $85 million wage case move forward as a class action.
In the wake of a major ruling approving a wage class action against fundraiser Appco, more "sham" contracting suits were launched Monday, this time against two international direct marketing companies.
The Australian Building and Construction Commissioner has lost its challenge to a Federal Court decision dismissing allegations that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union engaged in unlawful industrial action in Canberra in 2014.
The Fair Work Commission has announced adjustments to both the national minimum wage and modern award minimum wages, in a move it says strikes a balance between improving conditions for low income earners and promoting job supply.