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CBA to backpay staff $3M to settle rest break lawsuit
CBA 2023-08-23 10:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has agreed to backpay thousands of branch staff $3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years.
Cosmetic Institute surgeons can’t declass breast implant action
Anthony McInerney 2023-07-28 4:28 pm By Christine Caulfeld
A judge has tossed out an application by a group of surgeons who formerly worked for The Cosmetic Institute to declass a representative proceeding on behalf of 13,500 patients who claim they suffered injury or complications from breast augmentation surgery.
Declassing orders must be ‘all or nothing’, court told in breast implants class action
Anthony McInerney 2023-06-08 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A declassing bid by nine doctors in a class action on behalf of women allegedly injured by a one-size-fits-all approach to breast implant surgeries must apply to the entire proceeding, not just the claims against them, a court has heard.
Judge frowns on survey to determine CBA’s liability in rest break case
Class Actions 2022-07-06 5:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has questioned the Finance Sector Union’s idea to use a survey to gather evidence about 3,000 employees who claim the Commonwealth Bank of Australia failed to provide them with paid rest breaks for at least six years.
In victory for class action, judge says bad breast implant claims can advance
Anthony McInerney 2022-05-20 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute and twelve doctors over allegedly "incompetent" breast augmentation surgery have won court approval to expand their case to allege misleading and deceptive conduct and breaches of the consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law.
CBA says it wasn’t obligated to roster breaks enshrined in enterprise agreements
CBA 2022-05-17 4:07 pm By Sam Matthews
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hit back at a $45 million lawsuit alleging it failed to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years, saying it had no responsibility to schedule or roster the breaks.
CBA says branch arrangements ‘critical’ to defence of $45M rest break case
CBA 2022-03-01 9:39 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank has won more time to examine the particular work arrangements in 24 individual branches, as it fights allegations of systemic failures to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks since 2014.
CBA wants more info on $45M rest break lawsuit
CBA 2022-02-21 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia wants more details about the Finance Sector Union's allegations that it failed to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years. 
Plastic surgeon named in breast implants class action locked in legal battle with insurers
Andrew Byrne 2021-03-29 2:51 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A court has ordered Avant Insurance to supply certain documents to a plastic surgeon seeking coverage for legal costs of defending a class action against The Cosmetic Institute over allegedly "incompetent" breast augmentation surgery.
Breast implants class action targets ‘incompetent’ surgeons
Class Actions 2020-07-07 7:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The lead applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute have added 11 cosmetic surgeons to the lawsuit, alleging they conducted breast augmentation surgery in an "incompetent" manner.