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Foodora targeted by Fair Work Ombudsman for ‘sham’ contracting
Article 2018-06-12 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Fair Work Ombudsman launched legal action Tuesday against food delivery company Foodora, accusing it of shortchanging workers under “sham” contracts.

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Ex-Macquarie Bank advisers sue for $2.6M in wages
Employment 2018-06-08 9:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fifteen former long-time financial advisers of Macquarie Bank have sued the bank, alleging they’re owed $2.6 million in wages after the bank paid them solely in commissions when they were entitled to a regular wage.

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Appco appeals ruling in $85M ‘sham’ contracting class action
Article 2018-06-05 11:41 am By Christine Caulfield

Leading fundraising company Appco Australia Group is challenging a judge’s decision to let a $85 million wage case move forward as a class action.

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Marketing firms face multimillion dollar wage theft class actions
Adero Law 2018-06-04 11:22 am By Christine Caulfield

In the wake of a major ruling approving a wage class action against fundraiser Appco, more “sham” contracting suits were launched Monday, this time against two international direct marketing companies.

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ABCC loses appeal over CFMEU blockade at Canberra site
Clayton Utz 2018-06-01 11:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Building and Construction Commissioner has lost its challenge to a Federal Court decision dismissing allegations that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union engaged in unlawful industrial action in Canberra in 2014.

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FWC raises minimum wage by 3.5%
Employment 2018-06-01 11:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Fair Work Commission has announced adjustments to both the national minimum wage and modern award minimum wages, in a move it says strikes a balance between improving conditions for low income earners and promoting job supply.

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ACCC rejected $3M settlement offer from CFMEU in secondary boycott case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-01 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC rejected a $3 million settlement offer in a high-profile case against the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union over secondary boycotts, instead taking its chances in a trial that ultimately resulted in a penalty of just $1 million, according to a judgment published Friday.

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Aldi, TWU agree to talks in suit over driver safety claims
Consumer Goods 2018-06-01 3:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Supermarket chain Aldi and the Transport Workers Union will sit down for talks in a bid to resolve a lawsuit brought by Aldi accusing the union of misleading conduct through press releases and other statements that claimed the company risked driver safety.

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Judge ‘stunned’ at ill-prepared union watchdog
Employment 2018-05-31 9:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

A lawyer for the Registered Organisations Commission faced the ire of a Federal Court judge on Thursday when he admitted he had no instructions on what penalties the regulator was seeking in a Fair Work case against the CEPU.

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CFMEU appeals ‘flawed’ $2.5M penalty over strike
Article 2018-05-31 8:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A ruling imposing a record $2.5 million fine against the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union had “fundamental flaws”, a lawyer for the union told the Full Federal Court Thursday.

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