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Sushi Bay cops $15M penalty for ‘shameless’ bid to conceal underpayments
Employment 2024-08-05 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

Now-defunct sushi chain Sushi Bay has been slapped with penalties totalling more than $15 million, with a court calling its long history of staff underpayments ā€œcalculatedā€ and ā€œaudaciousā€.

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Axed lawyer says Super Retail harmed her reputation as a senior solicitor
Employment 2024-08-02 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super Retail Group’s former chief legal officer Rebecca Farrell says the company damaged her professional standing as a senior solicitor and exposed her to the risk of regulatory investigation and enforcement action.

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Top silk tapped as CFMEU administrator as FWC calls for sweeping powers
Employment 2024-08-02 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The workplace umpire has picked senior barrister Mark Irving KC to serve as independent administrator over the construction division of the CFMEU and has asked the Federal Court to give the silk broad powers.

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Junior doctors class action says Peninsula Health must pay price for unpaid overtime
Class Actions 2024-08-01 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

After leading the first in a series of class actions by thousands of junior doctors to victory at trial, the applicant in a landmark wage case against Peninsula Health has told a judge the penalty against the Victorian hospital operator must send a clear message.

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Super Retail wins suppression order over top in-house lawyer’s bullying claims
Employment 2024-07-31 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has temporarily suppressed details of a lawsuit by Super Retail Group’s former top lawyer, but he warned the retailer it would face a high bar if it sought to persuade him to keep the claims under wraps after a first case management hearing.

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Rex Airlines files for administration, with 600 jobs on the line
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-07-31 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Regional air carrier Rex Airlines has filed for voluntary administration after failing to compete with Qantas and Virgin on major routes.

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Former top lawyer at Super Retail Group sues to enforce alleged settlement
Employment 2024-07-30 2:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super Retail Group’s former chief legal officer and company secretary has brought court proceedings to enforce what she claims was a settlement reached three days after her employment was terminated in May.

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Collingwood hit with racism allegations by ex-First Nations head of strategy
Employment 2024-07-30 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The previous head of First Nations strategy of the Collingwood Football Club has brought Fair Work proceedings against their former employer, claiming they were unfairly terminated after making several complaints against CEO Craig Kelly about alleged racially insensitive comments.Ā 

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Don’t leave it to the court: Judge urges parties to remember legal costs in settlement talks
Employment 2024-07-30 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a dispute over an employer’s confidential information has urged litigants to remember their legal costs at an early stage of settlement negotiations, rather than leaving it to the court as the ā€œdefault optionā€.Ā 

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CBA units plead guilty to breaking long service leave laws
Financial Services 2024-07-30 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two units of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Monday pleaded guilty and were hit with $48,000 in penalties for denying staff $1.67 million in long service leave entitlements.

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