Politicking over penalty rates again; plastic bag bans attracting the ire of ill-prepared supermarket shoppers across the nation; and Godfrey’s co-founder re-taking the reins at a sprightly 100 years old – it’s certainly been an interesting week in the retail sector! The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten this week made a call that would have sent […]
Part 1 of our Modern Award Series – How to work out which modern awards apply in your business By Alex Millman and Emma Treherne, NRA Legal With 122 modern awards covering most industries, it can sometimes be a mind-boggling exercise to work out which one applies to your business. The problem is, you can’t […]
By Alexander Millman and Angela Szczepanski, NRA Legal FWO v MHoney Pty Ltd & Anor [2016] FCCA 2959 In November last year, Judge Burchardt of the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne found that MHoney Pty Ltd and its director, Mr Abdulrahman Taleb, had deliberately engaged in multiple serious and deliberate contraventions of the Fair Work […]
by Sid Sidhu and Troy Wild Fair Work Ombudsman v Gaura Nitai Pty Ltd & Anor [2017] FCCA 1242 Another franchisee has been exposed by the Fair Work Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) for exploiting a migrant visa worker who was “desperate” to secure sponsorship. The Coffee Club cafe based in Brisbane has been fined more than […]