Two hospital cleaners sacked for taking a nap during an unpaid break have lodged unfair dismissal claims. The women want their jobs back because they are their only means of survival in Australia. Hospital cleaners support families Tshering and Sonam…
Migrant workers face deportation if they complain about exploitation, according to industrial advocates. Miles Heffernan from Fair Work Claims says overseas workers who speak up risk losing their visa and being given just 28-days to leave the country. "If a…
A worker sacked for taking three bottles of liquor from a discarded esky has won his unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission slammed the employer for not giving the worker procedural fairness. It found the incident did not constitute…
Multi-millionaire Justin Hemmes is angry at having to pay his workers proper wages and entitlements. The company behind his billion dollar pub empire has complained about having to pay award wages and entitlements to their staff. Multi-millionaire Justin Hemmes forced…
An airport security guard has won her job back after she was sacked for a paperwork error and leaving her post. Fair Work Claims represented the worker in the Fair Work Commission, successfully arguing that her dismissal was harsh. Fair…
Most of us engage in unpaid work at some point - whether it is as a volunteer, work experience, traineeships or trials. But when is unpaid work simply you being taken advantage of and when are you owed unpaid wages?…
A restaurant boss made a bizarre request before agreeing to back-pay a worker. The man insisted the worker sign a statement claiming someone “kidnapped” her and “forced her to work against her will”. After the employer ignored several requests to…
The former CEO of the Newcastle Jockey Club is taking his wrongful dismissal claim to the Federal Court. Cameron Williams is taking his claim to the Federal Court because he earned $135,000. As a consequence, he is not eligible to…
