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Prime minister Anthony Albanese breached workplace law by cutting the number of staff allocated to cross-benchers from four to one, according to new court documents in a lawsuit by Independent Monique Ryan's chief of staff.
‘Industrial activity’ under Fair Work Act doesn’t extend to spat over worksite amenities, court says
In an important ruling that confines the scope of "industrial activity" under the Fair Work Act, the Full Federal Court has overturned a $50,000 fine against the CFMEU and two officials for organising a work stoppage at a Brighton construction site that the union said needed a female toilet.
CFMEU official Michael O'Connor has successfully appealed a ruling that threw out his lawsuit seeking to restrain union heavyweight John Setka from poaching members from the union's manufacturing division.
A judge has slugged the Australia Workers' Union with a $148,100 fine for artificially boosting member numbers in what he said was a "serious departure" from the record-keeping standards required by registered organisations under the Fair Work Act.
Union heavyweight John Setka has successfully defended a case brought by CFMEU boss Micheal O'Connor seeking orders restraining Setka from poaching members from the union's manufacturing division.
Senator Michaelia Cash's former media adviser says he notified his counterpart in the office of former federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan ahead of AFP raids on the Australian Workers' Union offices, and both alerted the media, a court heard Wednesday.