https://onnotice.com.au/news/half-of-224-fair-work-ombudsman-court-cases-took-more-than-350-days-to-reach-a-penalty/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T20:15:00+00:00 Half of 224 Fair Work Ombudsman court cases took more than 350 days to reach a penalty https://onnotice.com.au/news/bricklayer-redundancy-not-genuine-builder-to-pay-2-382-20/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T05:30:00+00:00 Construction company must pay bricklayer $2,382.20 after redundancy found not genuine over missing written consultation https://onnotice.com.au/news/romeos-retail-group-loses-bid-to-cap-19-a-week-buffer/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T05:00:00+00:00 Romeo’s Retail Group loses bid to cap $19-a-week above-award buffer at agreement expiry, despite ambiguity finding https://onnotice.com.au/news/ace-insurance-agents-signed-as-contractors-were-employees/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T04:00:00+00:00 ACE Insurance Limited v Trifunovski: the weight of contractor labels in general protections disputes https://onnotice.com.au/news/queensland-education-must-make-temporary-therapist-permanent/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T03:30:00+00:00 Queensland’s Department of Education must make a temporary school occupational therapist permanent, with no vacancy required https://onnotice.com.au/news/74-year-old-crushed-by-loading-ramp-on-farm-near-shepparton/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T03:00:00+00:00 WorkSafe investigates after 74-year-old farm worker crushed by loading ramp near Shepparton https://onnotice.com.au/news/visa-workers-resignation-claim-98-days-late-is-dismissed/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T02:30:00+00:00 Visa-sponsored worker’s forced-resignation claim dismissed for being 98 days late, despite an arguable case https://onnotice.com.au/news/coral-bay-ecotours-guide-not-dismissed-despite-letter/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T02:00:00+00:00 Coral Bay Ecotours guide was not dismissed, Commission finds, though a manager brought a termination letter to their meeting https://onnotice.com.au/news/uber-loses-bid-to-keep-driver-off-app-pending-appeal/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T01:30:00+00:00 Uber loses bid to keep a driver off its app pending appeal over speeding of up to 11 km/h https://onnotice.com.au/news/sacked-scaffolder-awarded-10-381-50-over-unseen-photos/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T01:00:00+00:00 Victorian scaffolding employer must pay sacked leading hand $10,381.50 after not showing him the photos of faulty work it blamed on him https://onnotice.com.au/news/kitchen-designer-claiming-39-994-commissions-not-forced-out/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T00:30:00+00:00 Kitchen designer who resigned claiming $39,994 in withheld commissions was not forced out https://onnotice.com.au/news/port-pirie-cleaner-wins-7-969-unfair-dismissal-compensation/ OnNotice en 2026-10-27T00:00:00+00:00 Port Pirie cleaner awarded $7,969 after her shifts went to a new hire before any performance concerns were raised https://onnotice.com.au/news/coles-to-pay-worker-6-483-51-over-liquorland-restraint/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T23:30:00+00:00 Coles ordered to pay $6,483.51 to a 10-year worker sacked for restraining a suspected shoplifter at Liquorland on his break https://onnotice.com.au/news/toll-transport-fined-807-500-over-pallet-jam-injury/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T21:30:00+00:00 Toll Transport fined $807,500 in SafeWork NSW prosecution over pallet-jam injury, prior safety convictions counted against it https://onnotice.com.au/news/educator-refused-transfer-over-puppy-loses-redundancy-pay/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T21:00:00+00:00 Educator who turned down a transfer over her puppy’s care loses redundancy pay as Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association wins variation https://onnotice.com.au/news/amazon-deactivation-claim-dismissed-worker-filed-nothing/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T20:30:00+00:00 Unfair deactivation claim against Amazon dismissed after worker filed nothing and ignored three Commission emails https://onnotice.com.au/news/employer-assurances-did-not-excuse-22-day-late-claim/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T07:00:00+00:00 Reliance on an employer’s assurances did not excuse a general protections claim lodged 22 days late https://onnotice.com.au/news/vendro-construction-claim-allowed-one-day-late/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T06:30:00+00:00 Worker’s general protections claim against Vendro Construction allowed one day late after Moray & Agnew miscounted the deadline https://onnotice.com.au/news/central-coast-courier-ordered-into-new-contract-with-driver/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T06:00:00+00:00 Courier business ordered to re-engage contractor replaced by text message during her leave https://onnotice.com.au/news/turn-to-teaching-intern-cannot-seek-reinstatement/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T05:30:00+00:00 Turn to Teaching intern dropped by Queensland’s Department of Education after a school incident cannot seek reinstatement, despite a ‘permanent position’ email two days earlier https://onnotice.com.au/news/alouani-roby-v-nrl-fixed-term-contract-end-not-a-dismissal/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T05:00:00+00:00 Alouani-Roby v National Rugby League Ltd: when a job ending is not a dismissal in unfair dismissal claims https://onnotice.com.au/news/pattinson-high-court-restores-63-000-cfmmeu-penalty/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T04:30:00+00:00 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Pattinson: deterrence in Fair Work civil penalty cases https://onnotice.com.au/news/mondelez-10-days-of-personal-leave-means-notional-days/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Mondelez v AMWU: reading leave entitlements and the Fair Work Act in appeals and unfair deactivation https://onnotice.com.au/news/james-cook-university-wins-appeal-over-professors-dismissal/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T03:30:00+00:00 James Cook University v Ridd: the summary of principles used to interpret enterprise agreements https://onnotice.com.au/news/courts-may-still-accept-agreed-civil-penalties-high-court/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T03:00:00+00:00 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate: agreed and proposed penalties https://onnotice.com.au/news/gordonstone-coal-mine-agreement-and-private-arbitration/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T02:30:00+00:00 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v The Australian Industrial Relations Commission: arbitration https://onnotice.com.au/news/woolworths-sa-case-two-anzac-day-holiday-rates-rejected/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T02:00:00+00:00 Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association v Woolworths SA Pty Ltd: purposive reading of agreements https://onnotice.com.au/news/hollis-v-vabu-crisis-couriers-liable-for-bicycle-rider/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T01:30:00+00:00 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd: employee or contractor in general protections and unfair dismissal cases https://onnotice.com.au/news/edwards-v-justice-giudice-telstra-reinstatement-quashed/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T01:00:00+00:00 Edwards v Justice Giudice: in unfair dismissal, the Commission decides whether alleged misconduct occurred https://onnotice.com.au/news/solar-installer-fined-25-000-over-miners-rest-roof-work/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T00:30:00+00:00 Solar installer fined $25,000 after apprentices worked on a Miners Rest roof with guardrails left on the ute https://onnotice.com.au/news/urban-utilities-worker-loses-appeal-over-abandonment-ruling/ OnNotice en 2026-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 Urban Utilities worker who emailed MPs but did not return from leave refused permission to appeal abandonment ruling https://onnotice.com.au/news/woolworths-manager-loses-bid-to-file-claim-eight-days-late/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T23:30:00+00:00 Woolworths Nightfill Team Manager who pursued long service leave first refused extension for unfair dismissal claim filed eight days late https://onnotice.com.au/news/act-heating-firm-to-pay-322-56-over-night-before-dismissal/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T23:00:00+00:00 ACT heating business ordered to pay $322.56 after emailing a dismissal the night before a planned meeting https://onnotice.com.au/news/woodward-foods-palm-workers-lose-general-protections-appeal/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T22:30:00+00:00 PALM workers who say Woodward Foods promised visa sponsorship lose general protections appeal https://onnotice.com.au/news/bluecare-nurses-above-award-pay-link-ended-at-expiry/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T22:00:00+00:00 BlueCare nurses’ 5% and 10% above-award pay link ended at agreement expiry, missing July 2026 rise https://onnotice.com.au/news/qantas-ground-workers-to-strike-again-at-five-airports/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T21:30:00+00:00 Qantas ground workers split across three subsidiaries to strike again for 24 hours https://onnotice.com.au/news/worksafe-victorias-free-health-safety-month-webinars-draw-more/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T21:00:00+00:00 WorkSafe Victoria’s free Health and Safety Month webinars draw more than 5,000 registrations https://onnotice.com.au/news/aurecons-blank-tick-box-did-not-cost-it-its-objection/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T20:30:00+00:00 A blank tick box did not cost Aurecon its objection that the worker resigned rather than being dismissed https://onnotice.com.au/news/merringtons-award-penalties-cut-from-88-000-to-66-000/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T02:00:00+00:00 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith: totality principle in workplace civil penalty cases https://onnotice.com.au/news/j-j-richards-strike-ballot-valid-despite-refusal-to-bargain/ OnNotice en 2026-10-25T00:00:00+00:00 J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Ltd v Fair Work Australia: the bargaining scheme in ballot orders and appeals https://onnotice.com.au/news/wan-leave-to-appeal-rarely-granted-without-arguable-error/ OnNotice en 2026-10-24T23:30:00+00:00 Wan v Australian Industrial Relations Commission: permission to appeal rarely granted without arguable error