United Voice member back at work thanks to Hall Payne Lawyers
In July 2015 a United Voice member was unfairly dismissed by her employer, ISS. The Union were successful in obtaining orders at the Fair Work Commission, but ISS, along with…
Hall Payne Lawyers Recognised as Leading Workplace Compensation Lawyers in Brisbane
Hall Payne Lawyers Principals Cameron Hall and Linda Brangan recognised as leading workplace compensation lawyers by the prestigious Doyles Guide. Late last year Doyles Guide, the definitive listing and commentary…
2015 in Review: Workers Compensation in Queensland
After a tumultuous period at the hands of the Newman Government, 2015 has seen significant changes to the legal framework for workers compensation in Queensland. As the year comes to…
2015 Industrial Relations Review: A Specialist’s Perspective
Hall Payne Lawyers Associate and Employment/Industrial Law Accredited Specialist Joseph Kennedy is a key player in our Industrial Relations team. As 2015 comes to a close, read about the year…
Win paves the way for improved treatment of injured coal mine workers
Hall Payne Lawyers and the CFMEU have secured an important win, paving the way to improve how health assessments are conducted for injured coal mine workers. Our client was injured…
HPL has another High Court win for Unions
Hall Payne Lawyers are thrilled to confirm another High Court win for Unions. Regular readers will recall that we have had recent success in the High Court for our union…
CFMEU and CFMEUQ successful with Right of Entry Permit despite opposition
Hall Payne Lawyers have succeeded in assisting a CFMEU and CFMEUQ Organiser to apply for a Right of Entry Permit despite opposition from the Director of the Fair Work Building…
Costs Win at the Fair Work Commission in Protected Action Ballot Order
Hall Payne Lawyers recently acted for the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) in relation to an application for a protected action ballot order, securing a rare costs win at…
Rogue Employer Gives Up Documents As Union Enforce Right Of Entry
When a Union, our client, suspected a contravention of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) by the employer of some of its members we worked with them to enforce a…
Pre-Litigation Discovery Gets Train Driver Back On Track
In December last year our client entered into a Deed of Settlement with his former employer to settle a claim regarding unfair dismissal. The Deed included mutual terms as to…
Sick Leave Entitlements won for CFMEU
In 2014 the CFMEU Mining and Energy Division Union became aware that some of its members at the Hail Creek Coal Mine had been denied paid sick leave entitlements by…
Standing Up Against Employer Tactics: AWU v Barminco
Hall Payne Lawyers successfully applied for an injunction on behalf of a Tasmanian union against a mining services company, standing up against employer tactics to influence a vote. The union…