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CIMIC disregards workers’ rights in massive underpayments scandal
CIMIC disregards workers’ rights in massive underpayments scandal News that Spanish-owned multinational construction giant CIMIC is accused of underpaying workers in its Middle East operations more than $500 million, leaving people stranded and at risk demonstrates...
CFMEU wins landmark High Court sham contracting case
The High Court has today dealt a savage blow to the sham contracting labour hire practices that rob construction workers of wages. It found that a construction worker who was engaged through a labour hire company but required to work under an ABN for 25% less pay was,...
ABCC again slapped down over legal conduct
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has slammed the conduct of the ABCC during an unsuccessful appeal brought by the building regulator to rescind the right of entry permit of a CFMEU official. The Full Bench of the FWC observed that the Australian Building and...