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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Norwegian Youth Taking Government to Court Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Arctic Drilling
The Norwegian government is facing a lawsuit over their decision to allow oil company Statoil to conduct oil exploration in the Barents Sea. The case â The People Versus Arctic Oil – is being brought by an alliance of activists, … 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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Environmental disclosure: corporate accountability or greenwashing?
Many of the worlds largest companies issue ‘sustainability reports’ detailing their efforts to mitigate the environmental cost of their business. These high reporting rates reflect the immense pressure placed on companies by numerous stakeholders – including investors, consumers, governments and … Read the rest
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Emerging Multinationals Falling Far Short of Transparency Standards
A new report released by Transparency International has assessed the disclosure practices of 100 emerging multinational corporations, active within 185 countries. Broken down into three assessable categories, the report assesses:
- reporting of anti-corruption programs;
- disclosure of company structures; and
- financial
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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