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Trial in a class action over employment contracts for Airservices' managers that allegedly left the staff worse off than relevant enterprise agreements kicks off Tuesday, with the parties first battling it out over whether the agreements even cover the employees.
Piper Alderman and a senior female partner who has accused the law firm's leaders of sex discrimination have been unable to settle their dispute out of the glare of the courtroom.
A senior female partner at Piper Alderman will go into mediation this week with representatives of the firm's partnership to try to resolve her sex discrimination lawsuit, which alleges a group of equity partners have used baseless complaints of bullying to try to push her out.
A leading female partner at Piper Alderman, who is suing the firm's other partners for sex discrimination, has told a court their attempt to oust her from the partnership was based on groundless claims of bullying and was a case of "skulduggery".
The ABC has called for a "clearer articulation" of former managing director Michelle Guthrie's unfair sacking claims against the broadcaster ahead of court-ordered mediation.
Former ABC boss Michelle Guthrie has launched legal proceedings over her firing last month from the ABC, making an adverse action claim against the broadcaster.