Fair Work
Opinion
Pay
Sending bad bosses to jail won’t stop wage theft. Seize their homes
The theatre of “lock up the executives” plays well to workers, but to get the attention of lawbreakers, we should publicly shame them.
- by Paul O'Halloran
Latest
Kids store fined $5 million for exploiting workers
Blue Sky Kids Land promised “exceptional care” to its tiny customers and their parents. But the clothing retailer also systematically exploited its workers.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Melbourne Uni agrees to repay $72 million to academic staff
The prestigious university has agreed to pay millions in interest and superannuation on top of the wage repayments to 25,000 current and former staff. One worker was underpaid by $150,000.
- by Noel Towell
Nine star and news boss sue company in wake of culture review
Senior reporter Airlie Walsh launched legal action days after the company’s sacked Queensland news boss complained to the Fair Work Commission.
- by Calum Jaspan
‘Ignorance and inattention’: Bubble tea giant Chatime fined for wage scandal
The bubble tea chain and its managing director Chen “Charlley” Zhao have been penalised for ripping off 152 workers in 2016.
- by Jessica Yun
Exclusive
Building Bad
Fair Work launches 42 probes into CFMEU coercion, corruption
Government officials will hold housing crisis talks with construction bosses on Wednesday as Fair Work continues to probe dozens of CFMEU officials.
- by Olivia Ireland and David Crowe
Opinion
Flexible working
The most disturbing part of the right to disconnect law is still to come
Employers cannot afford to ignore the right to disconnect because their savvy employees, especially those who are unionised, definitely won’t.
- by Natasha Hawker
Exclusive
Unfair dismissal
Former Tabcorp boss launches action against wagering giant after sudden exit
Adam Rytenskild is taking his former employer to the workplace tribunal five months after departing over allegations of inappropriate conduct.
- by Chris Barrett
Push to eject hundreds of CFMEU officials in watchdog probe
Court documents show the extent of the Fair Work Commission’s probe, which calls for senior officials to be booted and cars, laptops, credit cards and security passes to be surrendered.
- by David Estcourt and Broede Carmody
Exclusive
Building Bad
CFMEU, health union probed over alleged millions spent on ghost printing
Victoria Police and Fair Work Commission are investigating a potential multimillion-dollar fraud, as well as allegations top official spent members’ money on cinema tickets and shopping at IKEA.
- by Nick McKenzie, Kieran Rooney, David Marin-Guzman and Ben Schneiders
Judge warns CFMEU bribes ‘distorted’ wider industry as investigation hits roadblocks
Judge slams corruption as Fair Work Commission hits hurdles trying to gather the evidence it needs to put CFMEU into administration.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/fair-work-ombudsman-5x1