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A court has found that residents living near an allegedly loud and foul-smelling Graincorp oilseed factory in rural Victoria can band together to bring a class action suit.
NAB denies claims in union test case, says any extra work hours not unreasonable
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National Australia Bank says employees suing the company for years of alleged unpaid overtime have failed to prove the work asked of them was unreasonable, in response to a test case that could affect up to 10,000 staff.
Retired law firm partner loses battle with ATO over final payments
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A former law firm partner has lost his scrap with the Australian Taxation Office over exit payments he received on retirement, with a court ruling his $180,000 payout could not be offset against repayments made to the partnership’s capital account.
In class action defence, Reject Shop says managers not covered by Award
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Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has hit back at an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not entitled to overtime and that their claims cannot be run as a class action.
Third class action law firm circling IG Markets over risky CFDs
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Online trading platform IG Markets is facing more scrutiny over its marketing of risky financial products, with a third law firm investigating a class action for everyday investors who have lost money.
Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
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The Full Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy.
ABC drops defence in ex-commando defamation suit to guard source’s identity
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has dropped its only remaining defence in a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell over articles that alleged he was involved in war crimes, citing promises to protect a source’s identity.
BHP unit brings High Court challenge over Christmas Day work
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BHP in-house labour hire provider Operations Services has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court a finding that it unlawfully required its coal miners to work on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
CBA faces action over work from office mandate
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The Finance Sector Union has brought action in the Fair Work Commission over the Commonwealth Bank’s decision to force employees to return to the office.
ASIC wins hard-fought case against payday lenders after High Court challenge
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ASIC has won orders declaring that Gold Coast-based BHF Solutions and Cigno needed a credit licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of customers, after the High Court tossed a challenge by the payday lenders.