The driver of a runaway train who was sacked by BHP has reached a confidential settlement with the mining giant. BHP had to remotely derail the train carrying iron ore in WA's Pilbara region late last year. The driver subsequently…
Brisbane hospitality workers are protesting penalty rate cuts outside the office of Federal MP Ross Vasta. Today marks the second anniversary of the government's decision to cut penalty rates. 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. The new company paid them less for the same work. Cleaners win redundancy from old boss The cleaners worked for…
A Caltex service station franchisee has been penalised $77,708 for falsifying records to cover up wage theft from migrant workers. The Federal Circuit Court penalised Mohammad Rana $11,540 and his company, Abdul Wahid and Sons Pty Ltd, $66,168. Caltex service…
A Queensland health worker has been sacked after unleashing a foul-mouthed spray at her supervisor, who also happened to be her sister. The woman subsequently lost her unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission. Foul-mouthed spray at sister leads…
A sleazy surveyor who sent colleagues sexually explicit messages, including a photo of his penis, has lost his unfair dismissal. The man argued the sexting had been mutual and that the women he targeted should have told him to stop…
A disciplinary meeting can be extremely stressful - that's why workers are allowed to have a support person present. But what is the role of a support person during a disciplinary or termination meeting? A support person plays an important…
Qantas has admitted to an embarrassing underpayment bungle involving 220 workers. Qantas discovered it had mistakenly employed the workers under individual contracts instead of enterprise agreements. As a result, the airline underpaid the workers an average of $8,000 a year…
Pizza Hut employees will now be paid proper fast food industry award rates, including increased penalty rates. The change comes as a result of the Fair Work Commission terminating 30 year-old expired workplace agreements. The fast food chain is the…
A major fashion retailer will finally be forced to pay its workers proper award wages and entitlements. The change comes as a result of the Fair Work Commission terminating an outdated Enterprise Agreement. Fashion retailer forced to pay proper wages…
