Today
Judge slams CFMEU administrator for resisting coercion probe
A CFMEU official allegedly threatened one owner on the Monash Freeway project that he would take his soul and rip his head off.
This Month
What Labor got wrong about non-competes
Protecting low-paid childcare workers, yoga teachers and hairdressers makes sense, but the devil is in the detail.
HCF CEO allegedly froze out leadership rival before sacking her
The health insurance giant’s former chief information officer says staff were told she was terminated despite a “vague” investigation yet to be finished.
Slaters refers former staffer to police over incendiary mass email
The law firm says a forensic investigation has found the sender of the infamous memo had access to sensitive data and was familiar with its cybersecurity.
Is a non-compete clause for your hairdresser overkill?
Barney Martin sold his salon partly because staff kept going freelance. But stylists told a Treasury-commissioned study they shouldn’t have to leave their loyal clients behind.
Slater and Gordon paid out convicted fraudster
The law firm paid Bridgett Maddox at least five months’ salary late last year after she was suspended, while Daniel Andrews’ former lawyer Steve Palmer helped handle her departure.
BlueRock facing $3m in directors’ dismissal claims
The professional services firm is alleged to have sacked one accounting director without notice in part because he did not say ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye’ to a staffer.
Professional services firm loses restraint case as poachings spike
National professional services firm Blue Rock has failed to secure court orders stopping a former senior employee from soliciting its clients at a rival firm.
Penalty rates battle could leave retail workers $5k worse off: union
The retail union has argued that workers rostered on nights and weekends could be left $4000 to $5000 worse under employers’ proposal to buy out their penalty rates.
David Williams says he makes no apologies for ‘aggressive’ style
The outspoken investment banker is the chairman of PolyNovo. The burns treatment company’s chief executive is leaving after a falling out with the board.
‘Oh, the irony’: Bosses chide Maurice Blackburn for lawyer shutout
Employers have seized on the union-aligned law firm’s shut out of its workers in response to a historic billing ban as justification for lockout powers in IR disputes.
The right to disconnect is becoming the right to sue
Most workers invoking Labor’s new right to disconnect are using it to sue employers for sackings or disciplinary decisions.
February
Slaters staff (CEO included) shared rogue email 300 times in an hour
In an emergency meeting, Slater and Gordon chief executive Dina Tutungi said allegations in a rogue email were “rubbish” and her wage was exaggerated by a “shitload”.
Second Slater and Gordon HR manager sues firm
Former payroll manager Bridgett Maddox is suing Slater and Gordon and alleges she was sacked after reporting a decade-long underpayment.
Slater and Gordon and Fair Work Commission strengthen ties
The path from plaintiff law firms to the FWC is a well-trodden one, and the chief executive’s partner is no exception.
Banned Sydney tax agent back in business on the Gold Coast
Controversial accountant Filomena Kyriacou has emerged at the helm of a Gold Coast accounting firm.
Lecturer sacked for hugs and suggesting student start OnlyFans
University of Tasmania academic Sisitha Jayasinghe unsuccessfully challenged his termination over claims he bought Chanel perfume and gave lingering hugs to a post-graduate student despite her protests.
Union bid for banks to pay up in Armaguard cash crisis talks
The Transport Workers’ Union will use Labor’s new supply chain laws to force big banks and retailers to contribute their “fair share” to Lindsay Fox’s troubled cash transit business.
Worker consultation overhaul risks ‘sabotaging’ management
The Fair Work Commission has flagged worker rights to intervene early on changes to the workplace, prompting warnings it would put emerging technology in “shackles”.
Bizarre new era of industrial relations must be unwound
State-sponsored and third-party interference threatens to kill workplace productivity and prosperity. Here are eight ways to fix the situation.