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25.05.2024
Bullying prosecution leads to conviction and fine for company and its director
Under work health and safety legislation, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) have duties to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable the health and safety of workers in the workplace. It is also accepted that workplace bullying is a ...
23.05.2024
Commission confirms inappropriate touching constituted sexual harassment warranting summary dismissal
Sexual harassment in the workplace has been the subject of significant reform over the past few years, with an even greater onus on employers now to take proactive measures to minimise or eliminate the risk of sexual harassment in connection with work. ...
17.05.2024
Court sends clear message to employers on having adequate systems, processes and checks in place to avoid underpayments
The Federal Court of Australia (FCA) has handed down a record $10.34 million in penalties against two related entities for various contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) resulting in substantial underpayments. The Fair Work Ombudsman ...
17.05.2024
Federal Court decision on employer’s failure to pay annual leave entitlements
The Federal Court of Australia recently adjudicated a case involving an employer’s neglect in paying a worker’s accrued annual leave entitlements upon termination. This ruling highlights the crucial need for adherence to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and ...
17.05.2024
Open Minds signs Enforceable Undertaking
Disability support charity Open Minds Australia Limited has back-paid staff about $4.2 million after breaching its own collective agreement and has signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The in-home care and support services ...
17.05.2024
University of Western Australia to back pay staff more than $10m in super payments
A top ranking Australian university has been hit with a huge financial blow after it was discovered staff had been underpaid super entitlements since 2013. The University of Western Australia is now working to reimburse current and former staff $10.6m in ...
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