Legal
Small business vindicated after firing assistant for lying about another staff member’s whereabouts
A personal assistant has lost her unfair dismissal bid after her boss fired her for covering for the absences of another staff member, who a…
Australian franchise operators warned after swimming school admits to $1.4 million in staff underpayments
A franchise operator and its 12 franchisees have pledged to overhaul their practices after revelations the operation had underpaid staff by …
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook apology is the linguistic equivalent of ‘shit happens’
By Annabelle Lukin, Macquarie University
A corporate apology echoes the words we are so familiar with from our everyday lives – but it …
Sydney’s Bar Coluzzi fined $97,000 for overseas worker cash-back scheme
A bar in Sydney and its former director have been fined a combined $97,000 following legal action for convincing an overseas worker to pay b…
Perth restaurant The Curry Tree fined $200,000 for not paying worker and then dismissing him via text message
An Indian restaurant in Perth and its owner have been fined a combined $200,000 for not paying a worker for close to four months, and then f…
Online business directory ABG Pages penalised $340,000 for misleading small businesses and refusing to cancel contracts
The Federal Court has fined an online directory service company $300,000 and its sole director $40,000 for breaching Australian Consumer La…
Court finds Heinz misled consumers over the nutritional value of its Shredz product
After 18 months of legal action, food company Heinz Australia has lost a court case over whether its Shredz snack product packaging misled c…
Darwin worker wins his job back after criminal charges led to his dismissal
A Northern Territory hospitality supplies business has been ordered to give a worker his job back after being found in the wrong for firing …
Queensland company Eco Boss and its directors fined almost $600,000 for misleading distributors
A Queensland company and its former directors have been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 after pleading guilty to 11 different counts of makin…
The Reject Shop ordered to pay $155,000 after court action over unsafe projectile toys
Discount retailer The Reject Shop has been ordered to pay a penalty of $140,000 and court costs of $15,000 after Consumer Affairs Victoria d…
