Companies defending their staff separation procedures in the Fair Work Commission today include: Pedare Christian College Inc (Golding), GA & MH Williams (Gabarretta), Monaghans (SA) Pty Ltd (Dolphin), The Surf Club Burleigh Heads (Kirk), Copper Refineries Pty Ltd (Dennien), Anglo Coal (Capcoal Management) Pty Ltd (Gill), Recrosport Pty Ltd (Riches), Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation (Cue-Ahmat), OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Pedulla), Blizzard Productions Pty Ltd (Foster), Polevine Pty Ltd (Baron), Arc Holdings (WA) Pty Ltd (Zare), West Australian Newspapers Limited (Jacob), SFDC Australia Pty Limited (Phillips), G8 Education Ltd (Cotogno), Caradvice.com.au (Degasperi), General Assembly Australia (Lock) and Hunter Development Corporation & Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd (Palmieri).
September 23, 2015
Seventeen companies including Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited and Origin Energy Ltd front up to the industrial ‘beaks’ today to explain their work separation policies. The other companies include: Trident Plastics (SA) Pty Ltd (Curzon), Mackay Gymnastics Inc (Day), Ashton Co-operative Society Ltd (Boxsell), Q.Y & Lynn Pty Ltd & QY Development Group Pty Ltd (Rios), Clarity CA Pty Ltd (Atkinson), Paxus Australia Pty Limited (Momand), Aurizon Operations Limited & Barrable (Baranski), Atwood Australian Waters Drilling Pty Ltd (Walker), Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd (Nikora), Authentic Signs Pty Ltd (Malik), Deep Green Landscaping Pty Ltd (Lonergan), Salamander Bay Recycling (McGowan), Caloola Vocational Services Inc (Austin), Bedlam Enterprise Pty Ltd (Templeton/Natoli), Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (Avila), GJK Facility Services Pty Ltd (Petrohilos/Skendaris), Origin Energy Ltd (Baird) and Monkey Business Whitsunday Pty Ltd (Farrell).
September 22, 2015
Termination of employment – extension of time – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – application for relief for unfair dismissal filed thirteen days out of time – no extension of time granted at first instance – appellant lodged application for permission to appeal twenty-five days out of time – Full Bench considered matters relevant to the exercise of its discretion to extend time [Jobs Australia v Eland] – no reasonable prospect in obtaining permission to appeal – no arguable case of appealable error demonstrated – extension of time to file appeal refused – appeal dismissed. Appeal by Coppola against decision of Gooley DP of 4 May 2015 [[2015] FWC 3070] Re: Independent Cleaning WA P/L.
September 22, 2015
The aptly named Bedlam Enterprise Pty Ltd is facing two complaints (Templeton and Natoli) of unfair dismissal in the Fair Work Commission this morning. The company is to appear before Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in the Magistrates Court in Bendigo. Other companies appearing today include: McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd (Bridges), Sensis Pty Ltd (Mir/Sahibzada), Australian Taxation Office (Shaw), Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (Avila), Arcadia Group Pty Ltd (Collis), Dunning (Collis), DTD Engineering Pty Ltd (Maxwell), Tangentyere Council Inc (Liddle), Alcoa of Australia Limited (Koks), One Earth Outlet Pty Ltd (Mezger), WBHO Civil Pty Ltd (Cox), Freelancer International Pty Ltd (Schreuders), Coles Wesfarmers (Ah Kau), Labour Co-operative Group (Egan), Special Broadcasting Services Corporation (McIntyre), DMC Digital (Ferra), White Digital Pty Ltd (Isdale), ProSciTech Pty Ltd (Ohnesorge), Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd (Hobbs) and Town & Country Freighters Pty Ltd (Smith).
September 21, 2015
Employment Minister Eric Abetz made a series of conservative appointments to the Fair Work Commission, using his expected last days in Federal Cabinet to counterbalance union appointments to the tribunal by the former Gillard Government. Industrial relations lawyer Tanya Cirkovic, a former legal partner of Liberal Party identity Michael Kroger, and Christopher Platt, who worked at the Australian Mines and Metals Association, were appointed commissioners.
September 21, 2015
Marthakal Homeland Resource Centre Inc will spend a significant amount of time with Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in Victoria today as it defends two unfair dismissal claims (Page/Zikos). Other Commission attendees will include: MSS Security Pty Ltd (O’Brian), Emerald Motors Pty Ltd (Carydias), Tangentyere Council Inc (Liddle), Capricornia Newspapers Pty Ltd (Ireland), AEM Consolidated Pty Ltd (Mugadza), Commissioner for Public Employment (Smith), AGC Industries Pty Ltd (Masten), Roadworx Surfacing Pty Ltd (Vella), Spotless Group Holdings Limited (Dent), Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd (Neal), PTTEP Australasia (Staff) Pty Ltd (Sharma), JB Employment Pty Ltd (Guerrero), Prime Enterprise Holdings Pty Ltd (Cheung), DarkBlue Sky Pty Ltd (Collie), Steelfab Engineering Pty Ltd (Christie), Monkey Business Whitsunday Pty Ltd (Farrell), Kuehne & Nagel Pty Ltd (McCarthy) and Freelancer International Pty Ltd (Schreuders).
September 18, 2015
Menarock Aged Care Services (Templestowe) Pty Ltd leads a parade of 22 entities facing unfair dismissal claims in the Fair Work Commission. The entities and complainants are: Limitless Ventures Toscas Pty Ltd (Rani), Bailey Civil Contractors Pty Ltd (Logan), IQ Capital Pty Ltd (Dally-Watkins), Betterway Capital PL AMP Financial Planning (Dally-Watkins), JLAK Pty Ltd(Ryder), Spotlight Pty Ltd (Armstrong), Days Eggs Pty Ltd (Andrews), East Arnhem Regional Council (Brown), MacKillop Family Services (Marangidis), Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd (Rihia), Hungry Jack’s (Lucas), DP World of Melbourne Limited (Kirkman), Menarock Aged Care Services (Templestowe) Pty Ltd (Golding), Tradewind Australia (Jordan), George Western Foods (Jasper), Norman Brothers Haulage Pty Ltd (Finn), Spotlight Pty Ltd (Armstrong), TAFE Commission of NSW (Pittaway), Days Eggs Pty Ltd (Andrews), Rusca Bros Services Pty Ltd (Harris), Paxus Australia Pty Limited (Momand).
September 17, 2015
Fourteen companies face unfair dismissal allegations in the Fair Work Commission today, including a raft of aged care entities. McLean Care Ltd (Drew/Langley), RSL LifeCare (Zhou), Calvary Home Care Services Ltd (Lawrence) and Menarock Aged Care Services (Templestowe) Pty Ltd (Golding) over-represent the sector in today’s parade before the commissioners. Other entities include: Norman Brothers Haulage Pty Ltd (Finn), Power & Data Support Services Pty Ltd (Ryan), Future Engineering and Communication Pty Ltd (McDaid), Brookfield GIS Property Services Pty Ltd (Potdar), Strandbags Group Pty Ltd (Leist), Copyworld Business Systems (Hay), Artis Group Pty Ltd (Welsby), Multisteps Pty Ltd (Dang), Toll Holdings Ltd (Green) and Akzo Nobel (Rayner).
