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High Court deals crushing defeat to casual workers
Adero Law 2021-08-04 10:51 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The High Court has found casual employees who work regular shifts are not entitled to paid annual, personal and compassionate leave under the Fair Work Act, putting the fate of seven class actions by casual miners in question.

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Westpac’s profits relevant, judge says in imposing $3M fees-for-no-service penalty
Alexandra Folie 2021-07-22 9:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Westpac has been ordered to pay $3 million after two subsidiaries admitted misleading hundreds of superannuation customers about the financial adviser fees they were charged, a penalty that took into account the Big Four bank’s massive profits.

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Qantas workers lose bid for High Court hearing over use of JobKeeper subsidy
Appeals 2021-06-25 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The High Court on Friday denied special leave to three unions representing Qantas workers that sought to challenge a Federal Court ruling for the airline in a dispute over the operation of last year’s COVID-19 JobKeeper wage subsidy.

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Judge orders $75,000 penalty in ACCC’s case against Jayco
ACCC 2021-05-03 6:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has hit caravan manufacturer Jayco with a $75,000 penalty in proceedings launched by the ACCC, finding the company made a false or misleading representation to a customer about their consumer guarantee rights.

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Unions take JobKeeper fight with Qantas to High Court
Appeals 2021-01-13 4:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Three unions representing Qantas workers have asked the High Court for special leave to appeal a  ruling from the Full Federal Court siding with the airline in a dispute over the operation of the JobKeeper wage subsidy.

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Qantas did not misuse Jobkeeper, appeals court finds
Ashurst 2020-12-17 9:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The terms of the Fair Work Act do not guarantee employees of Qantas or potentially any workers in Australia the right to entitlements such as annual leave for work done while receiving JobKeeper payments, the Full Federal Court has ruled.

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High Court to hear challenge to landmark ruling on casual workers’ rights
Adero Law 2020-11-26 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has granted special leave to labour hire company WorkPac to challenge a Full Court judgment that granted entitlements to casual workers with regular shifts.

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Judge tosses most of ACCC’s defective caravans case against Jayco
ACCC 2020-11-23 7:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

A judge has dismissed the bulk of a consumer case brought by the ACCC against caravan and campervan manufacturer Jayco Corp, finding that the regulator’s action fell short of proving allegations of unconscionable conduct.

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Papyrus settles defamation suit with former CEO over missing name in annual report
Agriculture 2020-09-22 2:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sustainable technology company Papyrus Australia has reached a settlement with its former CEO in a defamation case that alleged the omission of his name in the company’s 2018 annual report was akin to calling him a liar.

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‘Tabloid crusade’: Judges toss Daily Telegraph’s appeal in Geoffrey Rush defamation case
Appeals 2020-07-02 9:37 am By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

Daily Telegraph publisher Nationwide News has failed in its appeal of a judgment that found it defamed Geoffrey Rush in articles that accused the Oscar-winning actor of sexually inappropriate behaviour, with an appeals court describing the stories as a “sensationalised tabloid crusade”.

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