Belle Gibson stated she suffered from brain cancer, that she had undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and had instead turned to alternative therapy and nutrition to heal her. She represented that sales made by her company, through her app, and book … Read the rest
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The United Kingdomâs Winter of Discontent
The United Kingdom has had an eventful winter on the labour front, with a wave of strikes hitting the country and bad news on wages. This weekâs post will be exploring the wave of strikes, whilst next week I will … Read the rest
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A Clause for Concern: Restraint of Trade Clauses
This article is part of CAP Labour’s original research series that briefly explores issues in Australian and international labour law. In this article, ANU law student Maxine Viertmann looks at the use of restraint of trade clauses in employement contracts, … Read the rest
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â Whistle blower Protection: Internal Processes? Eternal Problems
Author: Maxine Viertmann
Whistleblowing is an important mechanism that keeps corporations accountable to rules of corporate governance and has in many cases shined a light on major corporate wrongdoing. Yet, many instances of corporate whistleblowing have been met with vicious … Read the rest
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7-Eleven franchise penalised $150,000
In a further development in the 7-Eleven saga, another franchise has been penalised by the Federal Court for underpaying its workers. The case is the fifth 7-Eleven investigation to be decided in court, with three pending.
In what seems a … Read the rest
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Workers back-paid Christmas entitlements, and is the Fair Work Ombudsman doing enough?
Over 250 workers have been back-paid their Christmas Day entitlements after an operator in Melbourne âinadvertentlyâ underpaying them over $21,000.
According to the Fair Work Ombudsman, the restaurant operator âmistakenly believed it could declare Christmas Day a âshut-downâ, rather than … Read the rest
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Brisbane 7-Eleven Franchisee fined a record $400,000 for underpaying staff
The Federal Circuit Court, in proceeding commenced by the Fair Work Ombudsman, has handed down a record penalty of more than $400,000 against the operators of a 7-Eleven store which, according to the Ombudsman, âsystematically exploited its workersâ. Court proceeding … Read the rest
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Bicycle Courier Rights in the UK
Most people that have studied Australian labour law will remember the case of bicycle couriers trying to establish they were employees in Hollis v Vabu (2001) 207 CLR 21. The case is prolific for articulating the fundamental indicia to … Read the rest
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The 7-Eleven Saga Continues
A little over a week since the Federal Courtâs finding of underpayment by 7-Eleven for two workers (read more about the case here), 7-Eleven has ended its independent compensation panel into underpayment of workers. The company will now use … Read the rest
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Migrant Workers and the proposed âBackpacker Taxâ
The Australian Governmentâs 2016 Budget introduced a number of proposed changes to the labour regulatory framework. Among these is a new 32.5% tax on earnings by short-term migrant workers in the Seasonal Worker Program (referred to altogether as âbackpackersâ).
Labour … Read the rest