Employment Law And Workplace Relations Monthly Update ' In the media, In practice and courts, Cases and Legislation

• Published date: 23 December 2021
• Subject Matter: Employment and HR, Employee Rights/ Labour Relations
• Law Firm: Holding Redlich

In the media

Trolley collecting operator penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $7,560 penalty in court against the operator of a trolley collecting business in regional NSW for failing to comply with a Fair Work Commission order to pay compensation to an employee who was found to be unfairly dismissed (29 November 2021). More...

ABCC publishes code non-compliance by NSW company RMA Construction Group Pty Ltd
The ABCC Commissioner has published details of NSW based company RMA Construction Group Pty Ltd's non-compliance with the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Cth) after it failed to pay a subcontractor on time and breached security of payment laws (29 November 2021). More...

ABCC commences action against CFMMEU and officials for alleged illegal picket of WA construction yard
The ABCC has taken court action against the CFMMEU and two of its officials after they allegedly took part in an unlawful picket at a Balcatta company's construction yard on 3 May 2021 (26 November 2021). More...

CFMMEU held to account over officials' improper conduct on Perth's Doubletree Hilton site
The Federal Court has penalised the CFMMEU $23,000 following the union admitting to a breach of the Fair Work Act through the actions of two of its officials during construction of Perth's Doubletree Hilton Hotel (25 November 2021). More...

CFMMEU officials accused of disrupting major freeway project - striking health and safety manager
The ABCC is taking courttion against the CFMMEU and three officials after they allegedly directed workers to stop work, prevented concrete pours, abused health and safety officers and struck a health and safety manager at the Mordialloc Freeway project site in 2020 (17 November 2021). More...

Construction worker who faced "wrath of the giant CFMEU" awarded $67,000 following attempted coercion to re-join union
Heiko Constructions Pty Ltd, a Queensland construction company, has been ordered to pay a former worker $60,000 in penalties and $7,000 in compensation after attempting to coerce its then worker to re-join the CFMMEU (09 November 2021). More...

Unvaxxed politicians, staff may be banned from Queensland Parliament
Queensland is enforcing vaccine mandates for police, health workers and truckies. Now authorities are considering whether the same rules should apply to MPs (17 November 2021). More...

Westpac signs Enforceable Undertaking
Westpac Banking Corporation has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman in relation to the underpayment of long service leave entitlements to employees across Australia as a result of payroll system errors, which resulted in the bank failing to correctly take into account employees' overtime work, average weekly hours...