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BP worker fired over Hitler parody video to be reinstated after win on appeal
Appeals 2020-02-28 4:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

A refinery worker sacked by BP over a parody Hitler video has won his job back after a Fair Work Commission appeals panel overturned a prior decision upholding his dismissal, finding that the clip he shared was not offensive or inappropriate.

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Costs skyrocket to $315 million in Woolworths underpayments scandal
Class Actions 2020-02-26 9:33 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Supermarket chain Woolworths, which is facing a class action over its staff underpayments, has admitted the amount owed to workers is at least $315 million, far higher than the company’s initial estimate of $200 million to $300 million.

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Ex-boss of medical tech firm Respiri sues over termination
Baker McKenzie 2020-02-26 4:07 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The former CEO of Respiri has levelled a slew of claims at the ASX-listed medical technology company and two of its former directors, including breach of the Fair Work Act, as well as failure to pay short term incentives (STI) and vest options valued at $2.2 million.

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Sacked AMP lawyer demands details of alleged performance concerns
AMP 2020-02-26 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former AMP general counsel Larissa Cook, who is suing the financial services giant for alleged bullying, wants her former employer to provide details of claims in its defence that senior executives raised concerns about her conduct and that her performance was being “managed”.

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Coles faces potential class action over $20M in staff underpayments
Adero Law 2020-02-21 4:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Supermarket giant Coles may be hit with a class action after it was revealed on Tuesday that the company owes staff in its supermarket and liquor businesses at least $20 million in pay.

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Ex-director can’t grill Corrs partner in $1M share dispute
Associate Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou 2020-02-21 12:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former managing director of Australian civil infrastructure contractor WBHO Infrastructure and his firm have lost their bid to cross-examine the company’s instructing solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth as part of a $1 million share dispute that followed his termination.

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Ex-Victorian prosecutor awarded $435,000 for work-related PTSD
Bowman & Knox Solicitors 2020-02-20 9:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former prosecutor working for the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions in its sexual offences division has won a $435,000 judgment by the state’s Supreme Court after being diagnosed with depression and PTSD during her time working there.

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Six-year delay in judge’s ruling ‘deplorable’, Full Court says in Boral sex harassment case
Appeals 2020-02-20 4:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Wood products giant Boral Timber has been found vicariously liable for a male worker’s sexual harrassment of a female colleague, with an appeals court overturning a ruling that it said took a judge more than six years to deliver and “regrettably” brought the administration of justice into disrepute.

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Wesfarmers says Target underpaid staff $9M
Employment 2020-02-19 11:24 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Wesfarmers has revealed staff at Target stores were underpaid $9 million, one day after Coles announced at least $20 million in underpayments.

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Coles owes underpaid staff at least $20M
Coles 2020-02-18 4:58 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Coles underpaid salaried staff members in its supermarket and liquor businesses at least $20 million over the past six years, the company revealed in announcing its half-yearly results.

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