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Potential LSL fines second only to industrial manslaughter: Court

Optus has again failed to overturn a finding that underpaying workers' long service leave entitlements when they leave might count as a continuing offence under Victorian law, clearing the way for the State's Wage Inspectorate to pursue daily fines that could run into millions for the period before the telco rectified the alleged issue.

Fox tales and Captain Grumpy: Court welcomes new judge

Former IR barrister Yaseen Shariff has told a ceremony welcoming him to the Federal Court how during his childhood in India his grandmother urged him to adopt the "dogged" character of Australian cricket captain Allan Border, while the gathering learned how he came to be known among chamber colleagues as "The Fox".

Supposed "psycho-social hazard" no excuse for stoppages: Court

In a matter closely examining when building workers can down tools in response to potential safety risks, a court has found that two union officials breached workplace laws when involved in effectively shutting down a major construction site over concerns about a fire hydrant and a belligerent project manager said to pose a "psycho-social hazard".

Road sense absent in contractor case: Court

A judge has lamented the shortage of "common sense" on display in a case in which a union contends a government agency breached its agreement's secure jobs and consultation provisions when it engaged a roadworks contractor.


CEO's sacking for credit card use no "witch hunt": Court

A court has thrown out claims by a HR consultancy's former chief executive that she experienced relentless bullying, unilateral pay deductions and an excessive workload before her unlawful sacking in 2020 for allegedly misusing a corporate credit card.

KFC facing potential class action over rest breaks

Shine and RAFFWU are preparing a class action against KFC to win compensation for potentially tens of thousands of workers allegedly denied proper rest breaks, weeks after the Federal Court slammed the SDA over its approach to McDonald's rest breaks litigation and decided its case should run concurrently with an earlier Shine/RAFFWU proceeding.

Worker's failure to heed FWC's "important note" scuttles court case

A court has refused to grant a self-represented on-hire worker a second extension of time to pursue his "confusing" adverse action case, finding too many gaps in his explanation for a 10-week delay during which he badgered the FWC to arbitrate the matter and travelled overseas.

SDA chided for "suboptimal" approach to McDonald's class action

A judge who rejected a SDA bid to prioritise its breaks case against McDonald's by staying an earlier RAFFWU-backed class action has contrasted the "lacklustre and misdirected approach" of the country's second-largest union with that of the unregistered, seven-year-old union and its lawyers.

Embassy refused "immunity cake" over alleged underpayments

A judge has lambasted an embassy's failed attempt to strike out sham contracting claims as a "waste of time" and public resources, accusing it of wanting "to keep their immunity cake and to eat it too".