Court and tribunal decisions page 342 of 374

3737 articles are classified in All Articles > Legal > Court and tribunal decisions


High Court grants special leave to challenge "agreed penalty" ruling

The High Court has granted special leave for the federal government, the CFMEU and the CEPU to challenge a full Federal Court judgment that effectively stops the FWO and FWBC from continuing their practice of providing "agreed" penalty ranges to courts.

Canberra, unions seeking to overturn "agreed penalty" ruling

The federal government, the CFMEU and the CEPU are seeking to challenge a full Federal Court judgment that would stop the FWO and FWBC from continuing their practice of providing "agreed" penalty ranges to courts.

High Court upholds order to discover CFMEU officials' details

The High Court has this morning unanimously found there is no legal barrier to an order for the CFMEU to supply officials' phone numbers to help investigators determine who directed bans on Boral's concrete supplies.

Sacking over uniform "theft" doesn't measure up: FWC

Three employees of a major transport and logistics company have been reinstated after the FWC overruled their employer's decision to dismiss them for allegedly stealing uniforms.

FWC axes AWU-Cleanevent "sweetheart" deal

The Fair Work Commission has terminated a Work Choices agreement between the AWU and a Spotless subsidiary that saved the employer about $2 million a year in wages and penalty rates.

Phar Lap and quacking ducks help NUW win majority support bid

The FWC has employed the "quacks like a duck" test and legendary Melbourne Cup winner Phar Lap to reject an online pharmacy's argument that those filling orders in its distribution centre were ineligible for NUW representation because they were engaged in retail tasks rather than "warehousing".

High Court to rule on Boral contempt case next week

The High Court will rule on Wednesday on the CFMEU's argument that Boral can't use court discovery processes to force the union to produce documents that might expose it to punishment for contempt for allegedly defying injunctions on Victoria's Regional Rail project.


FWC to provide award right to cash-out annual leave

A FWC full bench has today acceded to employer requests to change annual leave provisions in modern awards to enable cashing-out of up to two weeks a year and give employers a qualified power to require employees to take "excessive" accruals.

$10,000 in damages for morning sickness discrimination

A Telstra sales consultant who has been awarded $10,000 in damages for being discriminated against while pregnant will be challenging the merits of the original ruling in the Victorian Supreme Court.