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09.10.2022
Aldi faces $10m underpayment bill after court ruling
Aldi distribution centre (DC) workers across Australia will receive up to $10 million in underpayments following a Federal Court decision that found that designated “pre-work” tasks should be remunerated. In a case brought by the SDA trade union, the ...
02.10.2022
Federal Court finds annual salary not enough to constitute a guarantee of annual earnings
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) allows employers to provide high income employees with a “guarantee of annual earnings”. Whether an employee is provided with and accepts a guarantee of annual earnings has a significant impact on whether the terms ...
02.10.2022
Seqwater employee backpaid $380k, among nearly 800 staff underpaid by water authority
Nearly 800 employees of South East Queensland’s water supplier have been underpaid by more than $7 million, with the final total yet to be established. The Fair Work Ombudsman began investigating Seqwater in 2020 and found the Queensland government ...
26.09.2022
AMP fined $14.5m over fees for no service
Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no service over the course of about three years. The Federal Court handed the fine to AMP Superannuation, AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...
26.09.2022
Full Bench quashes finding that food delivery driver was an employee following High Court decisions
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Full Bench) has handed down one of the first decisions on the question of whether a food delivery driver was an independent contractor or an employee following the recent High Court decisions of CFMMEU v ...
18.09.2022
Famous dumpling house allegedly kept both real and fake pay records to underpay workers and deceive immigration officials
A payroll officer for a famous dumpling restaurant chain said they were instructed by managers to make a fake payroll to hide staff being underpaid, a court has heard. Din Tai Fung is facing accusations in Federal Court of underpaying 17 staff a total of ...
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