The FWC has ordered indemnity costs against an employee who recklessly rejected offers of up to six months wages to settle his "hopeless" unfair dismissal claim.
The Federal Circuit Court has warned compliance order recipients that they should have "no misapprehension about their obligations to comply" after fining an employer that underpaid workers $9,000 on top of the original penalty. Meanwhile, the regulator is pursuing an accountancy firm that was allegedly involved in an employer's underpayments
An independent Islamic school unlawfully refused entry to union organisers to inspect documents, manipulated employee records and made more fixed-term teaching appointments than permitted under its award, the Federal Court has found.
The Federal Circuit Court has found a recruitment and labour hire company, its director and HR manager knowingly falsified employment records and made unlawful deductions from the wages of cleaners working in Melbourne's Federation Square and Crown Casino.
A court has taken an employer to task for making false representations to interns who were told their terms and conditions complied with minimum standards.
A full Federal Court has quashed a finding that a $45,000 penalty imposed on the CFMEU should be paid to the federal government, because it would have provided a "windfall" gain for an organiser the union subjected to adverse action.
The Federal Court has this morning ordered former HSU national secretary Craig Thomson to pay about $458,000 in compensation and fines for inappropriate spending during his reign.
FWC reserves decision on Telstra agreement; Meaney takes over as NUW NSW branch secretary; & Fine for company and director that acted with "reckless disregard".
