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Café fined $180,000 for "grotesque exploitation" of visa worker

The owners of a Coffee Club café franchise have been fined more than $180,000 for taking advantage of a desperate 457 skilled visa worker who they first refused to pay and then forced to hand back $18,000 under threat of ending his sponsorship.



Senior member says FWC's powers 'misapplied' in entry permit process

A senior FWC member has taken aim at the process involved in issuing entry permits, describing a perceived requirement that applications need to be made within three months of training about rights and responsibilities as a "misapplication" of the Commission's powers.



Construction code protests to shut down building sites next week

The CFMEU will stage a national day of protest next week as tensions rise in the construction industry over the coming deadline for having code-compliant agreements to avoid being barred from winning Commonwealth-funded contracts.


Lack of HR expertise crucial in restaurant dismissal case

A retiree who took exception to being asked to stay away from the small business he continued to oversee must pay compensation to a manager summarily dismissed for showing disrespect and allegedly whistling while he worked, the FWC has found.


'Customary turnover of labour' rules out redundancy claim: Bench

The Spotless group has avoided paying an 11-week redundancy to a facilities manager it dismissed after nearly seven years, a tribunal finding that the split was an instance of "ordinary and customary turnover of labour".


WA minimum wage increase 1% below national figure

The WA Industrial Relations Commission has increased the state minimum wage by 2.3%, noting that the economy is still in a "trough" after the end of the mining and construction boom in recent years.


Court asked to review actions against nuclear safety authority chief

The chief inspector of the Federal Government's radiation and nuclear safety authority is calling on the Federal Court to conduct a judicial review of employment processes and decisions regarding alleged misconduct, as he prepares for mediation ahead of a hearing in October.


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