Industrial Relations Claims is once again offering assistance to current and former staff of Queensland Health who are still being harassed by debt collectors for overpayments of wages made in 2010. IR Claims is urging all staff not to pay…
Cathay Pacific is cracking down on flight attendants who steal in-flight supplies such as alcohol, cutlery and ice cream, which has cost the airline hundreds of millions of dollars over the years. According to a report in the South China…
Industrial relations experts are warning workers not to take a 'sickie' on Friday, the day after ANZAC Day, to effectively give themselves a four day weekend. Miles Heffernan, Litigation Director at Industrial Relations Claims, says an employer can ask for…
A labour-hire company has agreed to back pay 19 overseas workers and change the way it manages its workforce to avoid legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Agri-Labour Australia, which is based in Brisbane, has signed an Enforceable Undertaking…
Many inner city cafes and restaurants charged customers a public holiday surcharge today, despite recent cuts to penalty rates for hospitality staff. Since July 2017, workers in hospitality have had their weekend and public holiday penalty rates slashed by 15…
The Federal Circuit Court has ruled that James Cook University unlawfully sacked a professor who had criticised scientific research about the impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef. But Judge Salvatore Vasta was quick to point out that…
The Fair Work Ombudsman is being accused of ignoring Australian workers who are ripped off by greedy bosses, in favour of assisting those from overseas who are working in Australia on temporary visas. The allegation is being made by leading…
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…
A National Australia Bank mobile lender has lost her unfair dismissal claim, after she was sacked for her involvement in $24,000 of suspicious loan referrals. The Fair Work Commission rejected the lender's argument that she was a 'scapegoat' for the…
