In a recent judgment (Ferme v Kimberley Discovery Cruises Pty Ltd [2015] FCCA 2384), the Federal Circuit Court held that a term of a cruise company’s standard conditions, which allowed the company to cancel a cruise for a wide range of reasons without giving any refunds to its passengers, was an ‘unfair term’ under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and therefore void. [Read more…]
Archives for September 2015
Underpaying employees can come at a great cost
11 September 2015
In recent weeks there has been widespread media coverage about employers who are alleged to have been underpaying their employees. In many cases it has been alleged that employees were being paid less than the award, the basic wages safety net.
Franchise operators Grill’d, United Petroleum and 7-Eleven have all come under the spotlight, including allegations that ‘head office’ was aware of the underpayments.