Are you still being chased by a Queensland Health debt collector? Industrial Relations Claims is offering assistance to current and former Queensland Health staff who are still being harassed by debt collectors. The debts relate to an overpayments of wages…
Cathay Pacific is cracking down on flight attendants who steal in-flight supplies such as alcohol, cutlery and ice cream. The theft has cost the airline hundreds of millions of dollars over the years, the South China Morning Post reports. The Hong…
Industrial advocates are warning workers not to take a 'sickie' on Friday, the day after ANZAC Day. Those who do will effectively give themselves a four day weekend. However, Miles Heffernan from IR Claims says an employer can ask for…
A labour-hire company has agreed to back-pay 19 overseas workers to avoid legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman. It has also promised to change the way it manages its workforce. Brisbane-based Agri-Labour Australia signed an Enforceable Undertaking with the…
Customers are being hit with a public holiday surcharge at cafes and restaurants. despite recent cuts to penalty rates. From July 2017, hospitality workers had their weekend and public holiday penalty rates slashed by 15 percent. Despite this, cafes and…
James Cook University unlawfully dismissed a controversial climate scientist, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled. The professor had criticised scientific research about the impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef. However, Judge Salvatore Vasta pointed out the case…
The Fair Work Ombudsman is ignoring Aussie workers in favour of migrants on temporary visas. Industrial advocate Miles Heffernan wants the workplace watchdog to set up a separate department to deal with visa holders. "Fair Work's annual report and media…
A Qantas flight attendant has lost her unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for drinking vodka during a flight. The Fair Work Commission found the flight attendant worked in a safety critical role and "for good reason was prohibited from…
An NAB mobile lender has lost her unfair dismissal claim after being sacked over $24,000 in dodgy loan referrals. The Fair Work Commission rejected the lender's argument that she is a "scapegoat" for the Banking Royal Commission. She also argued…
