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Aldi wants quick win in $150M underpayments class action
Employment 2024-01-16 5:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Aldi is seeking to have a class action alleging it systematically underpaid workers across Australia to the tune of $150 million summarily dismissed, after claiming it was served with a “bad pleading”. 

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United Petroleum outlets sued by FWO for underpayments
Employment 2024-01-10 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Fair Work Ombudsman has brought proceedings against three United Petroleum-branded outlets in Tasmania and South Australia, alleging they underpaid migrant workers by more than $26,000. 

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ACCC blesses $1.15B Viva Energy, OTR tie-up with divestitures
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-12-14 10:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has signed off on Viva Energy’s $1.15 billion acquisition of South Australia-based convenience store chain On The Run Group, after it agreed to divest 25 Coles Express sites in the state.

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You snooze, you lose sales tactic targeted in ACCC case against mattress supplier Emma Sleep
Retail 2023-12-14 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Online mattress retailer Emma Sleep faces enforcement action by the ACCC alleging the company’s ad campaigns were false and misleading when they implied prices had been discounted and that sales offers would not last long.

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Class action launched over JB Hi-Fi’s ‘worthless’ extended warranties
Class Actions 2023-12-11 9:18 am By Christine Caulfield

Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has been hit with a landmark class action alleging it sold worthless extended warranties to customers for over a decade.

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Aldi slams ‘bad pleading’ in $150M underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-12-08 3:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has criticised a class action alleging it systematically underpaid workers across Australia to the tune of $150 million, claiming it has been served with a “bad pleading”. 

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Dick Smith CFO stuck with $57M judgment after High Court revokes special leave
Appeals 2023-12-06 4:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Dick Smith CFO Michael Potts is on the hook for paying $57 million in damages to National Australia Bank after the High Court on Wednesday revoked its grant of special leave, finding he did not raise a legal question of public importance.

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United class action wins fight against ‘stultifying’ security bid
Franchises 2023-11-03 11:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over the installation of allegedly loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites has succeeded in fending off the petrol company’s bid for security, with a judge agreeing it would have a chilling effect on the unfunded case.

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Sydney jeweller harassed employee by confessing romantic feelings, court finds
Employment 2023-11-02 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of a small jewellery retailer in central Sydney must pay a younger female employee $237,985 for sexual harassment after he slapped her on the buttocks and confessed romantic feelings for her, a judge has found.

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Kmart hit with $1.3M penalty for spam violations
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-02 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The communications regulator has slapped Kmart Australia with a $1.3 million penalty for sending more than 200,000 marketing emails to customers who had previously unsubscribed from its communications.

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