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PwC sued by employee over alleged sexual assault
Employment 2024-04-05 3:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been sued by an employee who alleges the accounting firm is vicariously liable for an alleged sexual assault by a co-worker after an […]

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CBA hit with record $10M penalty for underpaying 7,400 employees
Employment 2024-02-15 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and subsidiary CommSec have been hit with $10.34 million in penalties — the highest ever imposed in enforcement action by the […]

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Sydney jeweller harassed employee by confessing romantic feelings, court finds
Employment 2023-11-02 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of a small jewellery retailer in central Sydney must pay a younger female employee $237,985 for sexual harassment after he slapped her on […]

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Court tosses Network Ten producer’s $400,000 underpayments claim
Employment 2023-09-15 4:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a suit by a former executive producer at Network Ten who claimed she was owed nearly $400,000 in severance pay under […]

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Coles, Woolworths ‘can’t hide behind’ poor records, court told as underpayments trial kicks off
Trials 2023-06-05 5:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On the first day of trial in parallel class actions and regulatory proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman panned the payment systems adopted by Coles and […]

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NAB flags attack on landmark union case alleging ‘systemic, deliberate understaffing’
Financial Services 2023-05-19 11:49 pm By Gareth Baker

The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to […]

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Ex-Sydney Symphony CEO denies sending ‘hit job’ media release
Employment 2022-06-20 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Sydney Symphony CEO Emma Dunch has struck back at the orchestra’s argument that she can’t claim she was terminated for investigating claims of sexual […]

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Ex-Sydney Symphony CEO damaged own reputation with ‘hit job’ media release, court told
Employment 2022-05-30 3:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Sydney Symphony argues its former CEO can’t claim she was dismissed for investigating claims of sexual harassment by the orchestra’s musicians after previously telling […]

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Sydney Symphony CEO sues over dismissal following sexual harassment probe
Employment 2022-04-11 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Sydney Symphony has been taken to court by its former CEO who claims she was dismissed late last year after investigating multiple claims of sexual […]

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Qantas unfairly fired safety instructor who stared at employee’s chest, FWC finds
Employment 2022-03-29 12:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Qantas safety instructor who was fired for allegedly staring at a female employee’s chest during a training session will get his job back after […]

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