Sydney Trains
On 22 March 2024, Adero Law filed a proceeding in the Federal Court of Australia against Sydney Trains, alleging that they have underpaid certain operations employees. Group members assert that they were regularly required to work in excess of the specified time, with a lack of overtime payments and that crib and meal breaks, were never administered.
Class Action Coverage
Adero law believes that Sydney Trains is liable for failure to pay the relevant entitlements under the Fair Work Act 2009 and the 2018 & 2022 Sydney Trains Enterprise Agreements for individuals working in ‘Area Controller’ or ‘Signaller’ positions, during the period of 1 May 2018 to 18 July 2023.
Adero strongly encourages current and former employees working with Sydney Trains to check their eligibility to join the class action. The Registration Period will shortly be commencing.
Update
On 21 August 2024, the Honourable Justice Wheelahan made Orders for the Parties to have a mediation no later than 13 December 2024 and the Group Members to opt-out or register their interest to participate in the mediation by 11:59pm (AEDT) on 7 October 2024.
On 9 December 2024 and 9 April 2025, we attended mediations with Sydney Trains to seek to settle the claim. The Parties did not come to a settlement, however, agreed that there remained utility in continuing discussions to seek to reach a settlement to avoid the further time and cost of litigation.
Since the second mediation, we confirm discussions to seek to settle the class action remain ongoing. Should we come to the view that the mediation discussions are not going to assist with coming to a settlement and that continuing to engage in that process is no longer in the best interests of the Group Members, we will bring an end to the mediation process and seek to have the Court list the matter for a trial.
We are hopeful that a resolution can be reached through ongoing mediation discussions. Should a settlement be reached, it must be approved by the Court. This is to ensure that any settlement reached is fair and reasonable for all Group Members.