On 20 May 2020 a Full Bench of the Federal Court dismissed WorkPac's bid to overturn the 2018 Skene decision, and determined that another of its 'casual' employees, Mr Rossato, was not a casual ...

The High Court has overturned the Federal Court ruling in the WorkPac Vs Rossato case which could’ve opened businesses up to a predicted $39bn in claims. Today's full majority decision upheld ...

The High Court of Australia has handed down a decision in WorkPac's challenge to a finding of a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia that a coal mineworker, Robert Rossato, was not a casual ...

The result of WorkPac v Rossato has increased certainty regarding the role played by written contracts in determining employee rights, MinterEllison said. In ruling on the recent landmark case, the ...

The High Court of Australia has recently handed down a long-awaited judgment, unanimously allowing the appeal of Workpac Pty Ltd, and ruling that long-term employee Robert Rossato was, contrary to the ...

In May this year, the Federal Court handed down a decision in the case of WorkPac v Rossato, finding that a person could be identified as a “casual" by an employer but still be considered a permanent ...

In February 2019, Adero Law filed a class action in the Federal Court against labour hire company WorkPac (which holds commercial contracts with mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and ...

The adjourned lawsuit has been resumed after a decision in the WorkPac v Rossato federal court matter was handed down last week. The CFMEU said the ruling had cleared the way for its class action ...

Major mining labour hire firm WorkPac has been hit with an estimated $84 million class action over claims it underpaid 'regular' casuals their annual leave and other entitlements. Canberra law firm ...

Last week, the Federal Court handed down its decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato, which found that Robert Rossato – who had been employed by labour hire company WorkPac as a casual for four years at ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. The adjourned lawsuit has been resumed after a decision in the WorkPac v Rossato federal court matter was ...