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CFMMEU matter discontinued

In November 2021, the ABCC commenced court proceedings alleging that Bradley Upton and Stephen Parker, and through them the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), engaged in an unlawful picket, and that the union also organised the unlawful picket, at a company’s construction yard in Balcatta, Perth in breach of section 47 of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act.

Electrical services business penalised

The FWO has secured a total of $15,318 in penalties in court against the operators of an electrical services business in Melbourne.

Pizza partnership in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a take-away pizza business on the south coast of New South Wales.

15% wage increase for aged care sector

Direct care and some senior food services employees in the aged care sector will receive a 15% increase to minimum wages from 30 June 2023.

Former Perth restaurant operator penalised for “planned and deliberate” exploitation of visa holder

A former Perth restaurant operator has been penalised $58,950 for exploiting a Bangladeshi visa holder and then dismissing him because he lodged a workers’ compensation claim.

Former director of two Subway outlets penalised

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court orders for more than $31,000 in penalties and back-pay against the former director of two Subway outlets in Adelaide.

Information and communication technology company in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operators of a Sydney-based company that supplies information and communication technology products and services.

End of daylight saving

Learn more about your workplace entitlements when daylight saving ends.

CFMMEU and officials penalised $114,000 after unlawfully disrupting Queensland site

The Federal Court has imposed $114,000 in penalties against the CFMMEU and three current and former officials after they unlawfully disrupted a Sunshine Coast project site.

CFMMEU and officials penalised $179,000 for Queensland right of entry breaches

The Federal Court has imposed $179,000 in penalties against the CFMMEU and seven current and former officials for defying right of entry laws on a Sunshine Coast project site.