HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson's appeal against last month's Federal Court decision to put the union's East branch into administration began in Sydney this morning, with Jackson telling the court she had been denied natural justice.
Fair Work Australia has found that two consultants presenting themselves as an "emanation" of an IT solutions company weren't independent contractors, despite issuing invoices under their business names and offering consulting services to other businesses.
A Federal Court full bench has dismissed a former JP Morgan merchant banker's appeal against his failed $6 million damages claim for breach of contract and misleading and deceptive conduct, while the bank has lost its bid for indemnity costs.
Despite finding there was a valid reason for Qantas to dismiss a Brisbane airport customer service agent, an FWA full bench has upheld his reinstatement.
Fair Work Australia has refused to grant a majority support application covering 98 ANZ employees whose work is to be outsourced to a global IT consulting company.
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The Victorian Supreme Court today granted an interim injunction to stop striking Toll Holdings' employees from blocking movement of trucks and people at the Coles Somerton distribution centre in Victoria over the next two days.
The NUW is not planning to attend the Victorian Supreme Court this afternoon for the hearing of Toll Holdings' bid for an injunction to stop the picket line outside Coles' Somerton warehouse.
Fair Work Australia has terminated industrial action that it found would threaten to endanger life and limb at Parks Victoria, with arbitration looming if its bargaining dispute can't be resolved in the next three weeks.
