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Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... what it was doing but refusing to acknowledge that its employment practices amounted to wage theft until the Fair Work Ombudsman became involved. "This is one of the largest cases of wage theft yet detected in Australia and one which should be of concern ...

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... because we are here to help when consumers and firms can't resolve disputes on their own. We work to contribute to a fair and efficient financial services sector." Locke said the organisation hopes its work with firms will lead to significant in-house ...

ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... O'Shea has been appointed as senior executive leader, enforcement inquiries and compliance. He joins from the Fair Work Ombudsman with over 10 years' experience as an enforcement regulator. Within the regulation and supervision team, senior executive ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Suncorp has signed an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman and reimbursed its staff with a back-payment of $32 million, inclusive of interest and superannuation. Suncorp underpaid nearly 16,000 employees between May 2014 and March 2022. ...

AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... systems and processes to deliver an even better dispute resolution service that is transparent, timely, efficient and above all fair," he said. Last month, AFCA's chief executive and chief ombudsman David Locke was reappointed to the role, and will serve ...

Court ruling reiterates need to comply with AFCA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... finality to a complaint," it said. The charter calls for all parties to engage in a way that is transparent, honest, respectful, fair, in good faith, efficient and cooperative. "AFCA recognises that a financial dispute can be stressful, but we require ...

AFCA secures $900m in compensation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... reached it, but if they do the best outcome for everyone was an early resolution by agreement. "As long as the outcomes are fair and just, we think early resolution is good for everyone," he said. "For industry, it means retaining customers' business ...

No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... in what they've done and how they have managed the advice space." Jacobsen commented that he struggles with the word 'fair'. "I think the Royal Commission was designed to uncover misconduct and issues and it found that in lots of places," he said. ...

Commonwealth Bank profit nears $10bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... over BBSW, another related to its New Zealand subsidiary ASB Bank. It is also working on a matter with the Fair Work Ombudsman and other inquiries with APRA and ASIC.

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... acting lead ombudsman in banking and finance. Locke continued: "Natalie has a passion for access to justice and delivering fair outcomes for both consumers and financial firms. She is a highly capable lawyer and she has an open and collaborative leadership ...
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