The Federal Circuit Court has ordered that a small engineering company pay one of its former employees $36,000 in financial penalties for failing to pay wages and provide pay records.
The action was fought on behalf of the employee, Martin Ri…
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The Royal Commission today heard testimony from two priests that has thrown further light on the relationship between Cardinel Pell and paedophile priest Gerald Risdale.
Evidence was given by Father John Thomas Walshe, currently parish priest…
The evidence of Bishop Brian Finnigan, former priest from the Diocese of Ballarat and current Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, was under scrutiny today at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse.
Counsel Assisting the …
The Royal Commission has heard testimony from two priests who had a direct connection with the notorious pedophile priest Father Risdale, neither of whom appeared to have a clear recollection of the nature of sexual abuse allegations made agai…
The AEU Victoria recently won millions of dollars in back-pay for more than 40,000 Victorian teachers after the Federal Court found the Victorian Government had been making unlawful deductions from teachers’ salaries by requiring them to pay f…
Case Study 35 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse resumed today with an investigation into the abhorrent sexual abuse of Fr Wilfred (Bill) Baker at both the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Gladstone Park…
Gender dysphoria, in which a child feels uncomfortable within his or her biological sex, has in recent years risen to public prominence.
The growth in applications to approve gender reassignment surgery suggests that more and more parents are…
Recent alleged scams implicating Pizza Hut and Myer have seen workers speaking out against potential sham contract arrangements and the underpayment of wages. [1]
The issue of sham contracting is also a key term of reference of the Victorian …
The announcement that the Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, will conduct an investigation into the management of WorkCover claims by WorkSafe agents QBE, Gallagher Basset Services, Allianz, CGU and Xchanging is very much a welcome one.
The …
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard evidence of sexual abuse at the Holy Family Parish Primary School in Doveton in Melbourne’s south-east and the experiences of survivors and teachers at the schoo…
The court was full today for the start of the 35th case study of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Starting today, the Commission is hearing evidence about the response of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melb…
“I was contracting with an ABN but to one employer only. I know this is illegal and I know myself and other workers are being paid incorrectly through an ABN but to speak up is to lose your job. If work cover is mentioned it's a big issue.” - …
I recall someone telling me how he felt when he once worked as a casual among permanents. They all worked the same hours, did the same work, responded to the same demands.
Yet as Christmas approached, a bunch of hampers were delivered to his …
If you are injured at work, there are laws to protect your rights. This is why almost all Victorian employers have WorkCover insurance. In fact, any company which pays more than $7,500 in wages and salaries to workers is required to have WorkC…
While a de facto relationship appears to be more informal, many people enter or sometimes even drift into one without realising that once it acquires de facto status, this type of relationship enjoys almost the same standing in law as marriage…
Recent reports of bullying and intimidation within Ballarat Hospital’s mental health unit are disturbing.
From what has been reported in the media so far, it appears that a toxic culture has been allowed to fester where people too afraid to s…
The plight of workers who have been scammed by some of the large fresh food suppliers to the big supermarkets, and others like those on student visas who have been exploited by 7-Eleven, will be front and centre at this year’s Fluro Fightback …
The leadership of the Salvation Army (Sth Territory) has conceded its staff physically abused children by using severe corporal punishment in breach of its own policies and regulations.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Chi…
Victorians are being encouraged to use Enduring Powers of Attorney as a means of managing their personal affairs.
Reforms to the state’s laws relating to Powers of Attorney came into effect on 1 September 2015, as a response to an inquiry by …
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard from a number of survivors of physical and sexual abuse at the Box Hill Boys’ home in Melbourne’s east.
Prominent Aboriginal Actor Jack Charles lived in the Box…
The Salvation Army will again be the focus of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse this fortnight, with the charity’s Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian Childrens’ Homes examined.
The public …
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