Franchisees leave national carpet cleaning company over chemical stain and...
A group of franchisees have allegedly left carpet cleaning company Electrodry over their concerns a chemical used by the company, which has been endorsed by the National Asthma Council Australia’s...
View ArticlePortaloo delivery driver wins back job as Coates’ case goes down the toilet
A portable toilet delivery driver has won his job back after his employer fired him last year for a breach of safety regulations, following an incident where a portaloo got too close to live tram...
View ArticleBruce Billson called on to issue a public apology to small business over...
The draft unfair contracts legislation has come under scrutiny after business commenter Robert Gottliebsen claimed it shows Small Business Minister Bruce Billson has been “taken to the policy cleaners”...
View ArticleFair Work rules no-ball on Isuzu dismissal: Sales manager who ditched work...
An Adelaide car sales manager who told his boss he was working but instead went to see his son’s cricket match in Melbourne has won his unfair dismissal claim before the Fair Work Commission and a...
View ArticleBacardi dum: Former booze promoter pleads guilty to using company credit card...
A former employee at alcohol promotion and distribution company Bacardi Lion has pleaded guilty to making thousands of dollars of personal purchases on a company credit card after initially trying to...
View ArticlePolice search for missing travel agent who allegedly took flight with...
Police want to talk to the owner and manager of a Victorian travel agency who has disappeared, after consumers complained their cash had been taken but their holidays had not been booked. Victoria...
View ArticleWhirlpool claims victory in legal stoush with Melbourne business over...
Online forum Whirlpool has claimed victory in a lengthy legal battle with a Melbourne-based financial services provider over a series of negative online posts. But WCS Group, which is based in the...
View ArticleEmployers able to curb “excessive” annual leave stockpiling following Fair...
Business owners will now be able to compel employees to take annual leave if they have accrued an “excessive” amount, following a ruling by the full bench of the Fair Work Commission. The decision,...
View ArticleWannabe entrepreneur allegedly convinces high-school mates to invest $185,000...
A Melbourne teenager with entrepreneurial ambitions and a love of expensive fashion has been accused of convincing schoolmates from a string of elite high schools to invest $185,000 in his failed...
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Is illegal phoenix activity rife among construction companies?
As the Senate Economic References Committee (SERC) begins its public hearings into insolvency in the Australian construction industry, the vexed issue of phoenixing deserves to be highlighted. It is...
View ArticleMechanic loses unfair dismissal bid after alleged outburst over Christmas...
A motor mechanic has lost his unfair dismissal bid before the Fair Work Commission after he was sacked for an alleged abusive outburst at his boss over work Christmas drinks. Jeremy Ryman was employed...
View ArticleFormer Capgemini executive sues over sex discrimination after she was accused...
A former employee of global IT firm Capgemini is suing the company for sexual discrimination, according to a report by Fairfax. Documents seen by Fairfax show Shelley Oldham, the former senior vice...
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Beware of verbal contracts: The conversation that cost $350,000
People often wonder whether verbal contracts hold much, if any, weight. The recent decision of the NSW Supreme Court in Yulema Pty Ltd & Anor v Simmons & Anor is a reminder that spoken words...
View ArticleFair Work uncovers “exploitation” and paltry workplace practices at...
Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James is calling on the nation’s largest poultry provider to publicly declare it has “an ethical, moral and social” responsibility to clean up the practices at its work...
View ArticleContractors or employees? Californian ruling shows how Uber and other...
The Californian employer watchdog has determined that an Uber driver should be classified as an employee, not an independent contractor, and therefore entitled to reimbursements. The decision by the...
View ArticleBankrupt man installs 18-year-old daughter as puppet director, convicted of...
A Port Macquarie man has been convicted of managing a company while bankrupt and fined $1100 in a local court, after his daughter was found to have been taking instructions from him on how to run the...
View ArticleThree Toll employees win back jobs back after ‘theft’ of work beanie and...
Three Toll employees have won their jobs back before the Fair Work Commission after they were sacked for stealing work uniforms. Sione Amiatu, Franke Ioane and Marcello Mastroianni won their unfair...
View ArticleCairns tour operator slapped with $100,000 fine and back pay order after...
A Cairns tour company and its owner have been fined close to $100,000 for underpaying five backpackers, despite the businessman threatening Fair Work inspectors by telling them they would “not get a...
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Maxi-Cosi recalls “dud” child car seats: Four lessons in crisis management
One of Australia’s most popular car seat companies Maxi Cosi has recalled more than 10,000 of its car seats off shop shelves due to safety concerns. About 6000 units of Maxi-Cosi's Euro Convertible...
View ArticleThe saga of employee share scheme reforms: six years, three prime ministers,...
It’s taken six years but the federal government has finally passed the employee share scheme reform legislation. The startup industry has been calling for reform since 2009 when the federal Labor...
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