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Case Note: Fair Work Ombudsman v Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union
A recent decision in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has seen the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) penalised for a union official’s admitted adverse action against a health and safety manager.
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Case Note: Plunkett v Portier Pacific Pty Ltd (Civil Claims) [2024] VCAT 205
Do you have proceedings at VCAT? Should your case be referred to a Court instead? The recent case of Plunkett v Portier Pacific Pty Ltd considered this and was referred to the Supreme Court.
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Employment Law update: Fair Work Ombudsman v J.D. Chapen Nominees Pty Ltd (in liq) [2024] FedCFamC2G 85
A recent employment law matter in the Federal Circuit and Family Court saw the Fair Work Ombudsman rely on the accessorial liability provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to bring claims against the individuals (a former director, general manager and accountant) as well as the employing entity involved in contraventions of the Act.
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Employment Law update – Right to disconnect
The Fair Work Commission is investigating whether flexible work-from-home arrangements should be a legal entitlement for around 2.2 million workers on award wages
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When is a claim at the VCAT Statute barred?
The recent Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision in Steedman v Greater Western Water Corporation [2023] VCAT 128 found that the 6 year time limitation in section 5 of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) does not apply to certain statutory claims where VCAT has exclusive jurisdiction.
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