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United Petroleum faces court accused of evading Fair Work investigators
Australian Government Solicitor 2019-09-27 2:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

United Petroleum has been hit with legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman, which accuses the petrol retailer of failing to produce records as part of an investigation of workplace breaches.

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Israel Folau offered to apologise for homophobic rant, Rugby Australia tells court
Article 2019-09-25 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Wallabies star Israel Folau offered to make a public apology for a homophobic social media slur that got him fired, a court has been told.

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Ex-Macquarie advisers want to broaden $2.6M unpaid wages case
Bilal Rauf 2019-09-25 4:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Fifteen former Macquarie Bank financial advisers are looking to expand their $2.6 million wages case against the bank, seeking evidence around allegedly unreasonable and unlawful deductions from their commissions.

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Sunglass Hut underpaid hundreds of part-time workers $2.3M
Article 2019-09-24 10:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Retail chain Sunglass Hut has agreed to backpay 620 workers almost $2.3 million after admitting it underpaid its part-time staff in stores across Australia for six years.

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Nanny paid $2.33 an hour was not employee but ‘guest’ of CEO’s family, court told
Bartier Perry 2019-09-24 1:25 pm By Amelia Birnie

A major property development CEO accused of paying his Filipino nanny $2.33 an hour has denied underpayment allegations, instead claiming the woman was a “guest of the family” who was “free to decide” whether or not she wished to provide domestic assistance.

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Lawyers behind competing Workpac class action in talks to jointly-run cases
Adero Law 2019-09-23 10:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge overseeing competing employment class actions on behalf of casual coal miners against WorkPac has ordered the law firms running the cases to consider a proposal to jointly run the proceedings.

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Ex-BlueScope OH&S manager was overlooked for VP role because he’s a man, court told
Allens 2019-09-23 8:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former BlueScope global health and safety manager wants to add an indirect gender discrimination claim to his employment case against the steel giant, alleging he was overlooked for a senior role because the company wanted to fill its diversity quota.

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James Cook University appeals $1.2M judgment for sacking climate skeptic
Appeals 2019-09-20 11:09 am By Miklos Bolza

James Cook University has followed through on its promise to appeal a $1.2 million judgment awarded against it for the unfair dismissal of physics professor and climate skeptic Peter Ridd.

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National law firm slams ex-partner’s ‘sorry story’ for delays in bringing sex discrimination case
Bronwyn Byrnes 2019-09-19 10:11 pm By Amelia Birnie

A national Australian law firm has asked the Federal Court to throw out a sex discrimination claim filed against it by a former partner, on the grounds that no excuse had been provided for her delay in making a complaint other than “a fairly sorry story”.

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Government floats criminal sanctions for wage theft
Employment 2019-09-19 4:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Government is mulling criminal penalties for the “most serious types” of wage theft, with violators facing up to ten years in jail.

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