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Unlawful Industrial Action
The Federal Court last week ordered a CFMMEU(V) organiser to personally pay $19,500 in fines for his involvement in organising unlawful industrial action. The union unsuccessfully opposed the move. Given the High Court earlier this year approved this approach, any union trying to pay such fines on behalf of organisers may face contempt of court claims. Master Builders strongly supports this approach on the basis union officials who deliberately break the law must be personally held accountable. The wider public face the same standard so why not union officials?
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Federal Court
A Federal Court judge with known union sympathies recently named CFMMEU(V) secretary, John Setka, for condoning the long and sorry track record of unlawful conduct by union officials on Victorian building sites. This richly deserved criticism formed part of the Court handing down $120,000 in penalties against the union for unlawful behaviour.
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Unfair Dismissal Claims
The high earner threshold which acts as a bar for making unfair dismissal claims under the FWAct rises to $145,400 as of Sunday 1 July.
