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Former Wallabies star Israel Folau offered to make a public apology for a homophobic social media slur that got him fired, a court has been told.
The Federal Government wants the High Court to weigh in on a landmark ruling last month that found food manufacturing giant Mondelez was short-changing its Tasmanian shift workers on their personal leave entitlements under the Fair Work Act.
Former Wallabies player Israel Folau has argued that the termination of his $5.7 million contract by a Rugby Australia Tribunal over social media posts in which he made a homphobic slur was an unreasonable restraint of trade.
In a majority ruling that will have significant ramifications for how companies calculate employees' personal leave days, the Full Federal Court has found that the method used by food manufacturer Mondelez in granting the entitlement for its Tasmanian shift workers left them worse off than under the Fair Work Act.
Rugby player Israel Folau, who was sacked after sharing a homophobic Instagram post, has brought unfair dismissal proceedings alleging Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs terminated him because he is a Christian.
Sacked rugby player Israel Folau has hired commercial law firm Macpherson Kelley as he considers legal action against Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs over his allegedly unlawful termination.