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De Costi Seafoods shows ‘no contrition’ in underpayments case, judge says
Employment 2023-02-27 3:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Seafood processing company De Costi Seafoods has been hit with a $60,000 penalty for failing to pay workers overtime for shifts starting before 6am, with a judge finding the company failed to show any contrition. 

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High Court won’t hear case over sick leave for stood-down Qantas workers
Employment 2021-05-21 2:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied special leave to unions representing 20,000 Qantas workers who were stood down during the coronavirus pandemic to challenge a ruling that they were not entitled to paid sick or compassionate leave.

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Appeals court upholds minimal salary increases for public sector workers due to COVID-19
Employment 2021-04-26 6:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NSW public sector employees have lost their bid for a 2.5 per cent salary increase, with an appeals court upholding a decision which found the economy would be better served by public spending on infrastructure investment than public service salaries.

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Court denies sick leave to Qantas workers stood down due to COVID-19
COVID-19 2020-05-18 5:37 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Qantas employees who have been stood down due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are not entitled to access sick leave or compassionate leave, a court has ruled, with a union looking to appeal the decision.

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Qantas sued for denying sick leave to stood-down workers
COVID-19 2020-04-28 3:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

Qantas breached the Fair Work Act by failing to pay personal carers leave and compassionate leave to employees stood down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including one battling cancer and another awaiting triple bypass surgery, a court has heard.

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Judge slams NRMA’s ‘intrusion’ on industrial jurisdiction with consumer suit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-12 1:58 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has thrown out the NRMA’s consumer case against the maritime union over its Sydney fast ferry campaign, ruling that a verdict in favour of the motoring body would have brought the “the entire field of industrial relations within the operation of consumer legislation”.

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IP, consumer challenge to union campaign could raise freedom of speech concerns, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-11 3:41 pm By Amelia Birnie

The NRMA’s bid to restrain the maritime union’s campaign over the safety and employment standards of Sydney’s fast ferry services on the grounds that it violates IP and consumer laws is set to be fast tracked after a judge noted the “significant” case could raise freedom of speech issues.

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Judge slams ‘extremely unhelpful’ Qantas defence in underpayment case
Employment 2019-02-01 11:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has taken Qantas to task over its defence in a Fair Work case brought by the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association union over alleged underpayments to LA-based mechanics, calling the document “extremely unhelpful”.  

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Qantas slammed for ‘ridiculous’ particulars request in Fair Work case
Employment 2018-10-19 10:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge on Friday called a request for particulars by Qantas “ridiculous”, during the first hearing in a case brought by mechanics alleging they weren’t pay allowances owed while working on assignment in Los Angeles.

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