A class action law firm claims an underpayments case on behalf of an estimated 8200 current and former hospitality workers reveals a widespread problem of employers relying on pre-Fair Work "zombie agreements" to undercut the award
The Federal Court has held that a BMA coal loading facility breached a reasonable overtime clause in its enterprise agreement by requiring workers to perform more than eight additional hours per week.
The FWC has found that it "reflects poorly indeed" on a printing company if it did not investigate sexual harassment complaints an unfairly dismissed female employee made to HR, while it has also referred the employer's "contemptuous" failure to comply with an order to attend the Commission to the tribunal's general manager for further action.
The ABC and unions have struck a three-year deal that provides 2% annual pay rises, after the workforce voted down a unilateral management proposal earlier this year.
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A multinational company has been fined $27,000 for failing to pay more than 180 employees a remote area allowance during leave periods, a court finding "real unfairness" in a situation where many of the workers are proving difficult to locate.
An Orica labour supplier's redundancy method, in which it surprised a full-time employee during downsizing by handing him a letter confirming the "successful completion" of his role, has rendered the dismissal unfair.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of a financial controller who paid herself for extra working time despite her engagement on an annualised salary that included reasonable additional hours.
Employers will no longer pursue a new "perma-flexi" casuals classification as part of the FWC's four-yearly review, as they are confident that legal challenges or legislative change will avoid a requirement to provide additional entitlements to these workers.
