BHP has reached a confidential settlement with the driver of a runaway train who was sacked after it had to be deliberately derailed in WA's Pilbara region late last year. The driver had lodged an unfair dismissal claim in the…
Brisbane hospitality workers are protesting this morning outside the office of Federal MP Ross Vasta to mark the second anniversary of the government's decision to cut penalty rates. Mr Vasta voted eight times since February 2017 to cut weekend penalty…
A group of cleaners has won redundancy payouts from their former employer, after they were transferred to a new company that paid them less for the same work. The cleaners worked for Asset Industries Australia cleaning public service offices in…
A former Caltex service station franchisee has been penalised $77,708 for falsifying the wage records of migrant workers to cover up suspected underpayments. Mohammad Arif Rana was today penalised $11,540 by the Federal Circuit Court, while his family’s company, Abdul…
A Queensland health worker who was sacked after unleashing a foul-mouthed spray at her supervisor, who also happened to be her sister, has lost her unfair dismissal claim. Regina Hussey was sacked by the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service…
A sleazy surveyor who worked for a Perth council has lost his unfair dismissal claim, after he was sacked for bombarding young female colleagues with sexually explicit messages, including a photo of his erect penis. The man argued in the…
Many employees and employers don't understand what the role of a support person is during a disciplinary or termination meeting, according to employment lawyer George Calderon. As the title suggests, a support person can play an important role by offering…
Qantas has admitted to underpaying 55 workers thousands of dollars after it discovered it had employed them under individual contracts instead of enterprise agreements. The embarrassing bungle resulted in the workers being shortchanged an average of $8,000 a year over…
The operators of three Hero Sushi outlets are facing legal action after allegedly underpaying 94 workers a staggering $694,000, and falsifying records to cover up the wage theft. Facing the Federal Court are the companies behind the Hero Sushi outlets…
Pizza Hut employees will be paid proper fast food industry award rates, including increased penalty rates, after 30 year-old expired workplace agreements were terminated by the Fair Work Commission. The fast food chain is the latest business to have its…
