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‘I worked like a navvy’: Judge slams TWU for eleventh hour claim against Qantas
A judge has chided the Transport Workers Union for announcing at the start of trial that it intends to seek lost union dues from Qantas, as a hearing kicked off over the amount of compensation the airline owes to ground crew, whose jobs were illegally outsourced at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Telstra can be sued for ex-employee’s ‘sickening’ sexual harassment of neighbours
The Full Federal Court has found that Telstra can be sued for a former employee’s alleged sexual harassment of his neighbours, finding  harassment that is part of a private dispute may also occur in the course of providing services.
Nothing wrong with judge’s reasons, law firm just didn’t like them, court told
Atanaskovic Hartnell was not hard done by in a judgment that ordered payment of entitlements to a former general manager and rejected its cross-claims against the woman, an appeals court has been told. The law firm was just unhappy with the decision.
Atanaskovic Hartnell accuses judge of ‘complete failure’ to discharge duty
The judge who awarded more than $320,000 to a former general manager of Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding she endured a "campaign of denigration" by the law firm's founder fundamentally failed to discharge his judicial function, an appeals court has heard.
New crop of Victorian silks appointed by top judge
Several class action counsel and an IP expert are among twenty-five new silks appointed in Victoria.
Reject Shop underpayments class action hit with costs for ‘late retreat’
The lead applicant in an underpayments class action against The Reject Shop has been hit with costs after his “last minute” withdrawal of a bid to add claims that the discount retail chain made misrepresentations to store managers.
In class action defence, Reject Shop says managers not covered by Award
Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has hit back at an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not entitled to overtime and that their claims cannot be run as a class action.
BHP unit brings High Court challenge over Christmas Day work
BHP in-house labour hire provider Operations Services has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court a finding that it unlawfully required its coal miners to work on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The Reject Shop flags early attacks on underpayments class action
Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has foreshadowed two challenges to an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not covered by the general retail award and that their allegations have to be run individually. 
Telstra not liable for ‘sickening’ sexual harassment by employee who stole confidential info
A judge has found that Telstra cannot be held liable for the sexually harassing conduct of a former employee who allegedly accessed confidential contact information to launch a four-year campaign of harassment against his next-door neighbours.