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Long service ruling exposes Optus to daily fines

Optus has failed in its bid to overturn a finding that short-changing workers' long service leave entitlements when they leave the telco might count as a continuing offence under Victoria's LSL legislation, potentially leaving it to clock-up daily fines until it rectified the alleged issue.

Labor domination opens way for return of safe rates: Mookhey

Wall-to-wall Labor governments across mainland Australia provide the opportunity to re-introduce the principle of "safe rates" into the transport industry by the end of the year, according to the new NSW Treasurer, Daniel Mookhey.

Worker wins anti-suit injunction

A manager has won an anti-suit injunction against his employer after it responded to his Federal Circuit and Family Court case seeking unpaid statutory entitlements by filing a cross-claim in a lower court.

Unconscious bias ruling upheld on appeal

Victoria's appeal court has upheld a ruling that an employer treated a manager unfavourably because of her s-x, when it ignored her repeated attempts to negotiate over-agreement pay rates, despite affording higher rates to male colleagues.


Full court blows hole in states' LSL cases

A Federal Court majority has today dealt a hammer blow to NSW's and Victoria's pursuit of employers alleged to have avoided long service leave entitlements to casuals, ruling that a tribunal's reading of the Fair Work Act's LSL provision produced an "absurdity" whereby employers received "no warning" they could be held criminally liable for supposed non-payments.

Andrews' offsiders gave HSU red-carpet treatment: Corruption cop

The HSU's Victorian No. 1 branch "plainly" received "preferential treatment" from advisors to Victoria Labor Premier Daniel Andrews and his health ministers that influenced the awarding and management of a multi-training scheme in 2018 to a union-linked foundation, according to a special report by the State's anti-corruption watchdog.

Pay boost, productivity incentive for Victorian public servants

Victoria's Andrews Labor Government will provide funding to increase annual public sector wage rises from 1.5% to 3%, while allowing departments and agencies to "generate additional entitlements" through productivity gains.

Surveyors say CFMMEU pressing them to sign up

Professional associations representing Victoria's surveyors have joined forces to push back against the CFMMEU's construction division allegedly applying unlawful pressure on their members to join the union, hindering work on major projects.