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Royal Hotel recruiter accused of flouting FWC order in pregnant worker’s case
Employment 2025-07-15 11:37 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched action against a labour hire company for allegedly failing to pay compensation to a pregnant worker sacked from the Royal Hotel Granville.

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Setka hits back at FWO case over alleged coercion of AFL
Employment 2025-07-11 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Former CFMEU figure John Setka has denied the workplace watchdog’s claims that he tried to coerce the AFL into sacking its head umpire over his previous role at the Australian Building and Construction Commission, saying the union had a legitimate political interest in polemicising against an “anti-unionist” officiating “a working man’s sport”.

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Street sweeper unfairly axed for comments on Acknowledgement of Country: FWC
Employment 2025-06-26 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

The Fair Work Commission has found a Darebin City Council street sweeper was unfairly terminated after expressing that an Acknowledgement of Country was unnecessary to open a work meeting.

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Griffith University to pay $8.34M to underpaid staff
Employment 2025-06-12 11:04 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Griffith University has signed an enforceable undertaking to backpay $8.34 million in wages, interest and superannuation to 5,457 staff who were underpaid over a nine-year period.

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FWO mulls summary judgment bid in Setka, CFMEU case
Employment 2025-05-09 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

Ex-CFMEU Victorian branch boss John Setka has still not filed his defence in a case alleging he tried to get the former head of the construction industry watchdog sacked, and the Fair Work Ombudsman says it may seek summary judgment.

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Former CFMEU boss misses deadline for defence in FWO case
Employment 2025-04-22 2:20 pm By Andy Sidler

Former CFMEU Victorian branch boss John Setka has defaulted on a deadline to file a defence in a case over alleged attempts to have the AFL sack its head of umpires, who previously led the construction watchdog.

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Bakers Delight challenges reverse onus finding in Fair Work case
Employment 2025-01-22 5:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Bakers Delight has filed a challenge to a finding that it was subject to a statutory reverse onus aimed at employers, in a Fair Work Ombudsman underpayments case against a franchisee.

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Kids clothing retailer hit with $5M penalty for worker exploitation
Employment 2024-12-23 4:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A kids clothing retailer that allegedly exploited Chinese migrant workers and gave false records to Fair Work Ombudsman investigators has been hit with over $5 million in penalties.

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Sydney University to pay $23M to underpaid staff in agreement with FWO
Employment 2024-12-12 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The University of Sydney will pay $23 million to over 14,000 current and former workers who were underpaid over an 8-year period as part of a deal with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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University of Melbourne to backpay $72M to underpaid staff
Employment 2024-12-09 5:07 pm By Andy Sidler

The University of Melbourne will backpay $72 million to 25,000 academics who were paid on a ‘words-per-hour’ or ‘time-per-student’ basis, a practice it now acknowledges was unlawful.

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