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Qantas had no choice but to stand down engineers during COVID-19 pandemic, court says
COVID-19 2020-10-06 4:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Qantas has praised a Federal Court judgment ruling that the airline had no “genuine choice” other than standing down its workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

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‘That rare bird, the smoking gun’: Judge orders Minetek employee’s laptop searched for confidential info
Intellectual Property 2020-10-06 2:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Engineering company Howden Australia can view the laptop and other electronic devices of an employee accused of stealing confidential information, after a judge found there […]

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Former TechnologyOne exec awarded $5.2M for unfair dismissal
Employment 2020-10-05 2:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australian software company TechnologyOne has been ordered to pay one of its former high-earning executives $5.2 million after a court found he was unfairly terminated […]

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Macquarie Bank on the hook for paying advisers leave entitlements
Employment 2020-10-02 10:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Macquarie Bank financial advisers who claimed their commission pay structure left them shortchanged have won their case for back pay for annual and personal […]

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Michael Kodari can’t overturn $150,000 judgment for sacked bodyguard who sought legal advice
Employment 2020-10-02 3:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Investment whiz Michael Kodari has lost his appeal of a $151,000 judgment awarded in favour of his former bodyguard, who lost his job — and […]

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Employsure defeats ‘untenable’ ACCC case over Google ads, keywords
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-01 6:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC has lost its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads […]

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IOOF sacked communications chief after she revealed mental disability, suit says
Employment 2020-10-01 11:53 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The former communications chief for IOOF claims she was terminated after revealing she suffered from a mental disability and sought a less stressful role. Jane […]

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McDonald’s may get served with class action over rest breaks
Class Actions 2020-09-30 9:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers and the union representing Australia’s fast food workers are investigating a possible class action against McDonald’s for allegedly failing to provide employees with […]

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‘From bad to worse’: Lawsuit accuses Aldi of refusing to pay for pre-work duties
Employment 2020-09-29 3:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A union representing retail employees has taken discount supermarket chain Aldi to court for allegedly refusing to pay employees at one of its distribution centres […]

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Full Federal Court to rule on common fund order question in 7-Eleven class actions
Class Actions 2020-09-29 2:47 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court will weigh in on whether common fund orders can be made at settlement in two class actions against 7-Eleven, with a […]

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