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29
May
2020
ABCC court action sees building director penalised $54,000 for ‘wage theft’
The Federal Circuit Court has today imposed penalties totalling $54,000 against the former director of Victorian building company, SWAT Building Systems.Media Release
5
May
2020
ABCC alleges CFMMEU officials ignored safety directives at Westconnex Stage 2 site
The ABCC has filed Federal Circuit Court proceedings against the CFMMEU and two of its officials alleging they ignored a safety request and acted in an improper manner at the Westconnex Stage 2 site in Sydney in 2019.Media Release
28
Apr
2020
CFMMEU and official penalised over stop work at Glebe apartment project
The Federal Court has today handed down penalties totaling $193,000 against the CFMMEU and one of its organisers Anthony Sloane after Mr Sloane stopped work on a Sydney construction site in February 2018 over a one-hour pay claim.Media Release
21
Apr
2020
ABCC alleges CFMMEU officials repeatedly disrupt work at Adelaide Airport site
The ABCC has filed Federal Court proceedings against the CFMMEU and nine of its officials over several alleged contraventions that occurred on the redevelopment site of Terminal 1 at Adelaide Airport in 2019.Media Release
21
Apr
2020
CFMMEU Tas assistant secretary hit with personal payment order for latest breach
The Federal Court today ordered CFMMEU state assistant secretary Richard Hassett personally pay a $10,000 penalty for the latest in a series of right of entry breaches.Media Release
14
Apr
2020
CFMMEU officials allegedly breach right of entry at Hobart Construction site
The ABCC has commenced Federal Court action alleging the CFMMEU and two of its Tasmanian officials breached right of entry laws during construction of serviced apartments in Hobart in 2019.Media Release
11
Mar
2020
ABCC takes court action over alleged unlawful picket of Perth building site
The ABCC has filed Federal Court proceedings against West Australian company Tyrone Construction Services Pty Ltd and one of its representatives over alleged unlawful pickets of the Perth-based building site known as ‘Skypark’ on 27 June and 1 August 2019.Media Release
2
Mar
2020
CFMMEU handed hefty penalty in NSW coercion case
The CFMMEU has been hit with a major financial penalty with the Federal Circuit Court penalising the union and five of its officials $486,500. The union was found to have organised unlawful blockades and work disruptions targeting Sydney concreting company De Martin and Gasparini (DMG) in 2015.Media Release
2
Mar
2020
Full Bench rejects CFMMEU right of entry permit appeal
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has upheld a decision to refuse to grant an entry permit to Paul McAleer, NSW Branch Secretary and National Vice President of the Maritime Division of the CFMMEU.Media Release
27
Feb
2020
Maximum penalty handed down against CFMMEU for abusing Victorian WorkSafe inspector
The Federal Court in Victoria has today penalised the CFMMEU and its senior official Alex Tadic a total of $59,500 for abusing a Victorian WorkSafe official.Pages
