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FWO announces 2021-22 priorities
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead, with the key focus supporting workplaces as they manage the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
Speaking at a Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) roundtable meeting today, Ms Parker said the contract cleaning sector was a new compliance and enforcement priority this year.
“Intelligence indicates that contract cleaning is part of an industry with large proportions of migrant workers, low paid and part-time workers, who we know are at higher risk of exploitation. The sector also has a significant history of non-compliance, which, combined with an expected quick recovery due to increased demand for COVID-19-safe cleaning practises, makes it a sector to monitor closely.”
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Fair Work Watchdog takes CFMMEU to court over alleged abuse during 6-month industrial dispute
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The union at the centre of one of the longest lockouts in Australian industrial relations history is being taken to court over alleged abusive conduct towards workers who refused to down tools in central Queensland.
Key points:
The Fair Work Ombudsman alleged the CFMMEU and five of its officials encouraged or engaged in abuse
The incident occurred during an industrial dispute in 2017 at Oaky North Mine
The CFMMEU faces maximum penalties of up to $63,000 for an infringement