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Union drags ANZ to Fair Work Commission over mass layoffs
ANZ 2025-09-15 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Finance Sector Union has accused ANZ of being a “bank in crisis”, launching a case in the Fair Work Commission over its handling of mass job cuts.

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Judge flags possible referral to legal watchdog in EY, Alvarez & Marsal suit
Accounting 2025-09-11 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has flagged the possibility of referring lawyers acting for Alvarez & Marsal to the legal watchdog after hearing the consultant’s costs of complying with preliminary discovery orders won by Ernst & Young could top $500,000.

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BHP can’t halt same job, same pay decision pending appeal
Employment 2025-09-11 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining giant BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have failed in their Federal Court bid to stay same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission ahead of an appeal.

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Fortescue, Element Zero come to blows over discovery again, raising judge’s ire
Intellectual Property 2025-09-10 2:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed frustration over the fourth discovery fight this year in Fortescue’s trade secrets case against Element Zero, as the green iron startup claims its bigger rival is trying to drag out the litigation.

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AMCI founder’s sacking of Australian boss not valid, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-10 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In the latest chapter of a feud between billionaires Fritz Kundrun and Hans Mende, the co-founders of global commodities firm AMCI, a court has found the sacking of the group’s Australian managing director was invalid.

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Multi-employer bargaining appeal by Peabody, Whitehaven dismissed
Employment 2025-09-10 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has thrown out challenges by three mining giants to a Fair Work Commission decision that requires them to bargain together with a group of employees and their union.

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Labour hire firms double down on recusal bid in FWC cases
Employment 2025-09-10 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A group of labour hire firms are continuing their push to disqualify former Labor MP turned Fair Work Commission deputy president Terri Butler from same job, same pay cases by the union representing coal miners.

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Coles, Woolworths facing $780M underpayments bill after court ruling
Employment 2025-09-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Coles and Woolworths estimate they will need to remediate underpaid workers up to $780 million, following a complex judgment in two class actions and regulatory proceedings handed down last week.

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‘This should not be done again’: Judge slams complex Coles, Woolworths trial
Class Actions 2025-09-05 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the “unacceptably complex” trial of two regulatory cases and two underpayments class actions against Coles and Woolworths, delivering a ruling whose significance for the workers is not yet clear.

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Seek says Employment Hero used data to solicit job candidates ‘en masse’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-04 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Job listings giant Seek has hit back at claims by Employment Hero that its decision to cut access to its platform was a breach of competition laws, saying the start-up has misused Seek’s data to launch a competing service.

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