Accendio Consulting Group

15/12/2021

Wishing all our employees, families, customers, clients & friends a very Merry Christmas and safe and Happy New Year. We are now taking a break over the festive period and will return on Monday 17th January 2022. Happy holidays !

06/12/2021

National Australia Bank staff have reported bullying and unpaid overtime in a union survey, which details a spike in mental health problems so severe that some employees claim they were hospitalised from the stress -

The Finance Sector Union has surveyed more than 1200 employees across NAB, finding a corporate culture of unpaid overtime and bullying leading to widespread health impacts.

06/12/2021

Coles has been accused of underpaying more than 7,800 employees a total of $115 million by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The alleged underpaid Coles employees were working in regional and metropolitan areas across every state and territory -

The Fair Work Ombudsman takes Coles to court for allegedly underpaying thousands of employees over $115 million

06/12/2021

BHP’s requirement for all its miners to be vaccinated at its NSW coal mine was not lawful or reasonable, according to a landmark ruling on employers’ jab mandates -

BHP’s requirement that Mount Arthur miners get the jab has been rejected, opening up other employer mandates to challenge if they fail to properly consult workers.

30/11/2021

The head of Ambulance Victoria has apologised unreservedly and committed to make fundamental changes at the organisation after employees spoke out about an unsafe culture marred by disrespect, bullying and sexism -

The head of Ambulance Victoria apologises to the organisation's workforce over the "ingrained" culture of bullying and discrimination, laid bare by a report compiled by the state's human rights body.

30/11/2021

A former partner of global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has lost a $160,000 payout and faces a huge costs bill after an appeal court sided with his former employer in the latest round of a five-year legal battle -

A former partner of Norton Rose Fulbright has lost a $160,000 payout and faces a huge costs bill after losing in court against his former employer.

30/11/2021

The wharfies’ union must pay more than $2.2 million in damages to Patrick and Qube for organising an unlawful two-week strike, a landmark ruling that could serve as a major deterrent for the militant union -

The Maritime Union of Australia has been ordered to pay the damages for unlawful strikes in a landmark ruling that could serve as a deterrent to future action.

30/11/2021

Adelaide bubble tea chain at centre of alleged wage theft scandal enters liquidation, in a move that workers fear could leave them thousands of dollars out of pocket -

Two months after the Fair Work Ombudsman launches legal action against the operators of Fun Tea, the company is placed into liquidation.

24/11/2021

BHP mining managers face Fair Work Commission in mandatory COVID-19 vaccine challenge -

A workplace COVID-19 vaccination mandate is being fought in court after unvaccinated mineworkers were stood down.

24/11/2021

RMIT University will pay almost 4000 casual staff an estimated $10 million in back-pay making it the fourth Victorian university to be hit by wage theft claims -

RMIT University will pay almost 4000 casual staff an estimated $10 million in back-pay making it the fourth Victorian university to be hit by wage theft claims.

22/11/2021

The Commonwealth Bank fired a newly recruited employee in part because he discussed his pay with colleagues in breach of the companys controversial salary secrecy clauses, contradicting assurances from chief Matt Comyn that the prohibition is not enforced-

The Commonwealth Bank fired a newly recruited employee in part because he discussed his pay with colleagues in breach of the company’s controversial salary secrecy clauses.

22/11/2021

Virgin Australia’s chief of corporate affairs has resigned from her role after an internal review of her workplace behaviour commenced -

Virgin’s chief of corporate affairs Moksha Watts has resigned from her role after just eight months, amid an ongoing review of her workplace behaviour.