Posts tagged "fair work act"

The Fair Work Commission has ordered a postal business to pay a former employee $8,062, ruling he was unfairly dismissed after sustaining an injury.

The controversial Ensuring Integrity Bill will, if passed, give the Federal Court the power to cancel and fine unions and their leaders.

Clothing retailer Blue Sky Kids Land and its directors face penalties under vulnerable worker laws over more than $140,000 in stolen wages.

Fair work inspectors have rocked up at Rugby matches across the country over the last week to check if cleaning companies are engaging in sham contracting.

Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue workers have been back paid after their employer was caught up in a wage theft scandal, uncovered by several audits.

Big business wage thieves will be subject to court-enforceable undertakings to prove they've got their house in order, the fair work ombudsman said.

The government has indicated it will not intervene in a Federal Court Case examining whether Deliveroo has engaged in sham contracting.

Two Cadbury workers have won a landmark Federal Court case which could increase worker sick leave entitlements in workplaces across the country.

A worker sacked for a Facebook post has won an unfair dismissal bid, as social media at work continues to make headlines.

A worker sacked via text message has successfully appealed after the FWC ruled the employer did not comply with the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code.

The government is moving ahead with tough new laws designed to tackle Australia's wage theft crisis — but it won't be easy.

Michael Hill has admitted it stole as much as $25 million from workers over six financial years in a note to investors.