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Industry update
4
Jul
2019
Industry Update - July 2019 edition
Welcome to the July 2019 edition of Industry Update, our quarterly online newsletter. Industry Update provides updates on the latest activities of the ABCC, industry trends, and emerging issues.Media Release
4
Jul
2019
CFMMEU and Luke Collier penalised $13,500 for safety breach on Barangaroo site
The Federal Circuit Court in Sydney has imposed penalties totaling $13,500 against the CFMMEU and its then organiser Luke Collier after he refused to follow OHS procedures while on the $163 million Barangaroo Headland Park site on 5 March 2014.Media Release
2
Jul
2019
Queensland contractor to pay $200,000 after discriminating against subbie following CFMMEU threat
The Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane has found Forest Meiers Construction liable to pay $200,000 in compensation for taking adverse action and discriminating against a tiling subcontractor because they did not have an enterprise agreement with the CFMMEU.Media Release
30
Jun
2019
ABCC recovers $1 million in workers’ wages
In a significant milestone, the Australian Building and Construction Commission has exceeded $1 million in recovered wages for almost 1400 workers.E-Alert
28
Jun
2019
Minimum wage increase – make sure you are paying the right rate
New minimum wage increases apply from the first full pay period after 1 July 2019. Who do the new rates apply to? Employees who get their pay rates from:Media Release
25
Jun
2019
Federal Court penalty on CFMMEU Victorian official backs up rulings on right of entry laws
A Federal Court penalty judgment has reaffirmed earlier High Court and Full Federal Court rulings that union officials must hold valid federal entry permits when exercising rights of entry under state or territory OHS laws.Media Release
24
Jun
2019
Federal Court penalises company for terminating subbies’ contract over late union fees
Commercial painting business Prolac P/L and its director Tim Petrusic have been penalised $16,200 for terminating a subcontractor’s contract on the EQ Tower project in Melbourne‘s CBD in 2017.Media Release
21
Jun
2019
CFMMEU penalised $119,300 for unlawful entries on Melbourne building sites – officials hit with personal payment orders
The Federal Court has today penalised the CFMMEU and its officials Stephen Long and Drew MacDonald $119,300 over repeated unlawful entries and making threats on two Melbourne construction sites in 2014.Media Release
6
Jun
2019
CFMMEU penalised for putting workers in “harm’s way”
The Federal Court has awarded penalties of $137,000 against the CFMMEU and one of its Tasmanian officials for unlawful actions and putting workers’ safety at risk at the Living City Project in Devonport in June 2017.Media Release
9
May
2019
ABCC takes court action over unlawful picket of Sydney crane company
The ABCC has filed Federal Court proceedings against the CFMMEU and several of its NSW officials over alleged unlawful pickets of a Sydney-based crane company on 25 and 30 January 2019.Pages
