This Month
Citibank analyst sacked for claiming ‘coffee and sandwiches’
Szabolcs Fekete, who blamed “very small” coffees, denied that the meal had been eaten with his partner.
- Jane Croft
Nightclub lashed for sacking staff who talked about colleague’s pay
The umpire found a high-end nightclub acted like staff who disclosed pay had broken into “a ‘Watergate complex’, stolen key IP secrets and posted them on WikiLeaks”.
- David Marin-Guzman
FX firm ‘significantly overcharged’ start-up Koala, ex-staffer alleges
Foreign exchange trader Convera overcharged mattress company Koala and demanded the will of late music industry legend Michael Gudinski, a new claim alleges.
- Lucas Baird
Hancock, Lynas claim labour hire laws a risk to mine projects
The CEOs of key WA miners told a Senate inquiry the government’s labour hire laws will threaten billions of dollars in investment, but later admitted the laws do not apply to them.
- David Marin-Guzman
September
Business lobby calls to split IR bill ahead of Senate hearing
The BCA has urged the government to split off less contentious parts of its workplace reforms, including jail time for wage theft, so they can be voted on earlier.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Ozempic-selling start-up Eucalyptus does ‘silent dismissals’
The company’s boss, Tim Doyle, defended its culture, saying its rapid growth required “structured performance management reviews”.
- Nick Bonyhady
Super fund ex-finance head claims he was sacked for alleging bullying
The former finance GM says he was fired for accusing the CFO of bullying and that his sacking before a major merger was more than just a coincidence.
- David Marin-Guzman
Ex-Qantas workers lose sleep waiting on High Court ruling
Since being abruptly sacked in 2021 many Qantas ground staff haven’t worked again. They will learn their fate on Wednesday morning.
- Ayesha de Kretser
ACTU wants gig worker laws to apply offline as well
Unions will seek to expand the scope of the government’s proposed minimum conditions for the gig economy as well as ‘same job, same pay’ laws.
- David Marin-Guzman
Bait and switch: truth and lies in Labor’s industrial relation fight
As Tony Burke gets forced by the Senate to justify another IR shakeup, the battle over whom to trust is only just beginning.
- David Marin-Guzman
Labour hire laws could extend to lawyers, accountants and IT staff
A top workplace law expert has warned that despite the Albanese government claiming its labour hire laws won’t cover service contractors, the Closing Loopholes Bill says the “exact opposite”.
- David Marin-Guzman
Senate dashes Labor’s Christmas wish for IR overhaul
The Coalition and key crossbenchers have pushed back a Senate inquiry into Labor’s industrial relations shake-up until February.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
Labor’s casual definition could restart class actions
A class action law firm says Labor’s definition of a casual reopens a path for backpay claims in mining, construction, IT and hospitality.
- David Marin-Guzman
Burke to get ‘extraordinary’ powers in IR shake-up
Employers said the minister’s broad powers to change definitions for labour hire rules, gig worker pay and transport supply chain conditions fuelled their fears about the broad scope of laws.
- David Marin-Guzman
August
Case exposes ‘legal nightmare’ in Labor’s labour hire laws
Legal action over a 25c pay difference has revealed what could be in store for business under ‘same job, same pay’ legislation, employers say.
- David Marin-Guzman
Laws to stop bosses discriminating against domestic violence victims
The Albanese government will seek to stop employers discriminating against victims of domestic violence, such as through reduced hours or demotions.
- David Marin-Guzman
Labor to consider unionists for RBA board
Labor will consider appointing worker representatives to the Reserve Bank board as part of a final swathe of changes pushed by unions at party conference.
- David Marin-Guzman
BHP suffers new industrial relations setback
The miner’s long journey to devising a workplace deal for its in-house contracting division will drag on, after it was forced to withdraw a pact at the last minute.
- Peter Ker and David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Worker sues CBA-owned start-up, claims it made him work 60-hour weeks
Unloan forced a former employee to work up to 60 hours per week, perform multiple roles, and then made him redundant after he complained, the worker alleges.
- Lucas Baird
Momentum builds for Hawke-style Matildas public holiday
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have backed a day off if Australia wins the World Cup, but employers say “nice idea but no thanks”.
- David Marin-Guzman
