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Big W worker wins $543,000 after injury sidelines career as paramedic
A Big W worker whose on-the-job injury caused her chronic leg and back pain has won $543,000 in damages against Woolworths after the company admitted breaching its duty to the teenager.
UAE Exchange pays $1.3M to shortchanged workers
Foreign currency exchange business UAE Exchange Australia will compensate over 200 workers $1.335 million after a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation found the company underpaid wages and illegally forced employees to 'make good' on daily till shortages.
Qantas right to sack flight attendant who got drunk off-duty, FWC says
The dismissal of a Qantas flight attendant who got drunk on peach martinis while off duty in New York City was not unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Timing of law firm email in union merger battle suggests ‘collusion’, judge says
The timing of an email from a Herbert Smith Freehills solicitor alerting the Fair Work Commission to union contempt proceedings, which the firm argued early this year was grounds for halting the amalgamation of the CFMEU with two other unions, points to 'a high level of collusion' to block the merger, a judge said Tuesday.
Lawsuits pile up against Macquarie over financial adviser commissions
Macquarie Bank is facing a fourth lawsuit by a group of former financial advisers alleging it breached the Fair Work Act by denying them regular wages.
Judge doubtful of ‘injustice’ facing Appco in class action
Fundraising company Appco told a judge Friday that it faced an 'injustice' if a wage case were allowed to proceed as a class action on behalf of over 1,000 workers, but the judge was not impressed, saying the argument made 'no sense' to him.
Appco denies army of fundraisers were employees
Fundraising company Appco Australia challenged the similarities between group members in a class action alleging it misclassified workers as independent contractors to avoid paying minimum wage and benefits, even after a judge shot down its bid to block the case from proceeding as a class action. 
Ex-Bellamy’s boss loses $1.2M share dispute
The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy's Australia has lost a legal battle over $1.2 million in options she claimed she was owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.
Qantas doesn’t need approval to hire Herbert Smith Freehills, FWC says
The Fair Work Commission has said Qantas doesn't need its approval to hire Herbert Smith Freehills to assist it in an appeal in an unfair dismissal proceeding. 
Macquarie Bank faces 3rd wage suit by financial advisers
Macquarie Bank has been hit with a third lawsuit by financial advisers alleging the bank broke the law by paying them solely in commissions, this one by a dozen Brisbane-based advisers seeking more than $3.25 million in regular wages.