The Federal Circuit Court has found a recruitment and labour hire company, its director and HR manager knowingly falsified employment records and made unlawful deductions from the wages of cleaners working in Melbourne's Federation Square and Crown Casino.
Two retired contractors engaged for more than a decade to distribute material for a printing company have failed to convince a court that they were employees and should have been paid an award's hourly rate.
A Melbourne brothel took adverse action against an award-winning receptionist when it threatened to shift her from permanent part-time to casual employment, then dismissed her when she objected.
ASIC warning to employers on super kickbacks; Proposed Jetstar deal voted down; Industrial action off the menu as Patrick talks continue; FWC seeking input on practice note; and FWBC defends demotion of senior lawyer.
The CFMEU says it will lodge a complaint with the Commonwealth Ombudsman in response to the FWBC's latest legal proceedings, in which the watchdog alleges the union's national and NSW leaders and 11 other officials unlawfully blockaded Sydney's Barangaroo project 12 months ago.
A broker earning an average of $400,000 a year, who resigned to take up a more lucrative offer with a competitor, has been restrained for nine months by the NSW Supreme Court for a "flagrant" breach of his employment contract.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has dismissed an attempt by Patrick to suspend the MUA's industrial action at its container terminals, finding that the action has already stopped to enable further negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.
