Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner

ABCC inspectors to conduct site visits in Singleton

NSW, Statement

Inspectors from the Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC) will visit building sites in the NSW town of Singleton from 17 to 18 May to assess compliance with federal workplace laws.

New case: ABCC alleges 43 breaches of workplace law on major Victorian projects

VIC, Backgrounder

The ABCC alleges that the CFMEU actively pressured Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd (Abigroup) to employ particular CFMEU members on Abigroup’s Peninsula Link (PenLink) project.  The CFMEU and its organisers consequentially engaged in unlawful industrial action at five major construction projects across Victoria, valued collectively at $1.2 billion.

Union and official penalised $28,000 following Melbourne unlawful industrial action

VIC, Statement

The Federal Magistrates Court has penalised the CFMEU and its official Derek Christopher a total of $28,000 for unlawful industrial action on a Melbourne CBD building site during March 2010.

ABCC alleges Bella Vista company underpaid worker $17,691

NSW, Backgrounder

The ABCC will allege that Oscar Design & Construction Pty Ltd (Oscar) and its Director Greg Elhen breached the Fair Work Act 2009 and the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 by failing to pay and underpaying a student who undertook administrative and labouring work for the company. From November 2009 until January 2010, Oscar employed the student under the guise of an unpaid internship. From January to August 2010, Oscar engaged the student under an independent contracting relationship when he should have been classified as an employee.