Successful clothing retailer Sussan is being accused of ordering staff to start work 15 minutes before their rostered shift without pay. A number of Sussan workers have contacted Fair Work Claims alleging they have been directed by their managers to…
The former owners of a cafe-restaurant located in Adelaide's CBD are facing court after allegedly failing to back pay four underpaid workers. The business was issued with a Compliance Notice ordering it to rectify underpayments to four workers totalling $16,004.…
A BHP mine worker who was sacked after appearing in a Facebook photo exposing her cleavage while wearing her work uniform has won her unfair dismissal claim and $6,550 compensation. The worker had also been responsible for a prank involving…
An apprentice barber who was sacked after calling in sick on Australia Day has won his unfair dismissal claim and more than $3,000 compensation. The Fair Work Commission found the dismissal was harsh and unjust and that the employer did…
Brisbane tradies will be allowed to down tools if the temperature reaches 28C and humity hits 75 per cent under a controversial new union policy. The policy, which has been accepted by 140 commercial contractors and subcontractors across southeast Queensland,…
A train driver who was sacked for two serious safety breaches has lost his unfair dismissal claim and ordered to pay his employer's costs, after he doggedly refused a number of offers to settle the matter. The Fair Work Commission…
A scenic and commercial helicopter company has been penalised more than $40,000 for underpaying two pilots, and failing to provide pay slips. Broome Helicopter Services was ordered to pay $33,550, while the company's director and chief pilot Jospeh Calandra was…
A retired intensive care nurse is being sued by Queensland Health over $40,000 worth of long service leave it says she was not entitled to take. Kay Boisen, who worked at Bundaberg hospital, was ordered to pay back the money…
In what unions believe could be the first case of its kind in Australia, a version of the Hiter 'Downfall' meme posted on social media has resulted in a worker losing his job. The Australian Workers' Union described the decision…
A children's clothing retailer is facing court action after allegedly underpaying four migrant workers more than $140,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman has accused the company of breaching Protecting Vulnerable Worker laws by committing serious contraventions including hindering or obstructing Fair…
