The workplace umpire has handed a win to over 5,000 McDonald’s workers, in a decision that will force 18 of the fast food giant’s franchisees to the negotiating table for a single enterprise agreement under new laws.
The corporate regulator says defunct forex broker Union Standard and its agents should be hit with $300 million in penalties for their tactics in pressuring customers to trade in risky financial products.
The corporate regulator has secured travel restrictions and freezing orders against two directors of Falcon Capital as part of its investigation into its managed investment fund.
The owner of Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen brands faces court action by the consumer regulator for alleged greenwashing.
Derrimut Health and Fitness has challenged the Australian Taxation Office’s rejection of its bid to pay a $14.6 million tax debt in installments.
ASIC has filed action against Delta Electricity, owner of the Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW, alleging “deliberate and calculated” manipulation in the market for electricity futures contracts.
The corporate regulator has taken a provider of small loans to court after it allegedly monitored and removed funds from consumers’ bank accounts without their knowledge.
Private health insurer Bupa has admitted to misleading thousands of customers about their private health insurance benefits and has agreed to cop a $35 million penalty in a case by the consumer watchdog.
Former franchisees involved in a class action against RAMS are seeking to intervene in ASIC civil penalty proceedings against the defunct Westpac subsidiary.
The common practice of splitting hearings on questions of liability and penalty may become “completely untenable” when there are credit issues, if the High Court upholds a recent recusal decision, a judge has said.