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Full Court asked to rule on reasonableness of financial advisors’ non-competes
Two former employees of financial services firm Monarch Advisory have appealed a ruling that awarded their former employer $270,000 in damages after they were found to have breached a non-compete agreement.
Maybe happy ending for EY after mass defection of tax team to Alvarez & Marsal
Likening its position to the "Goldilocks zone", EY has secured documents from rival Alvarez & Marsal as it weighs potential litigation over the mass departure of partners and staff from its international tax practice.
Monarch Advisory’s 12-month non-compete clause reasonable, court says
Financial services firm Monarch Advisory Group has won over $270,000 in damages after two employees who started a new business were found to have breached restraint clauses in their contracts.
Netflix urged to continue talks in pregnancy discrimination suit after failed mediation
A judge has urged Netflix and a manager who alleges she was booted from her role while on parental leave to continue talks to resolve their dispute following a failed mediation.
Judge rejects Cannon-Brookes exec’s claim he was doing his job
A judge has granted injunctions against the sacked financial controller for Mike Cannon-Brookes' private company, who said he thought sharing company files with the Atlassian CEO's ex-wife was part of his job.
Cannon-Brookes says axed exec sent confidential HR info to estranged wife
Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has dragged the former secretary of his private companies to court, alleging he sent sensitive and highly confidential employee files to the billionaire's estranged wife.
Ten resolves reporter’s case over ‘sexually hostile’ workplace
Ten has resolved a case by former journalist Tegan George that alleged the network's Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive”.
Bubble tea chain Chatime fined for underpaying staff
Bubble tea chain Chatime Australia and its managing director have been fined $132,480 for underpaying employees in its Melbourne and Sydney stores by more than $160,000.
Accenture can’t put HR exec’s employment case back in bottle
Consulting giant Accenture has failed to keep a human resources executive’s claims of Fair Work breaches out of the public eye, with a court finding prior publication of the allegations would render a suppression order pointless.
Accenture HR exec fights company’s push to keep lid on case ahead of mediation
A former human resources executive at Accenture is pushing back against an application by the consulting giant to suppress her employment case pending mediation, saying the cat is already out of the bag.