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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 harassment by the orchestra's musicians.
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 the Fair Work Commission found the dismissal was unfair because it was based on unsubstantiated allegations.
The High Court has thrown out sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd's appeal of his dismissal by James Cook University, finding protection of intellectual freedom is not a “general freedom of speech”.
NSW Health wants to amend its defence to an underpayments class action on behalf of 24,000 junior doctors, bringing claims that the lead applicant is barred from seeking compensation for group members under industrial relations law.
Sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd brought his case challenging his dismissal by James Cook University to the High Court on Wednesday, with a lawyer for Ridd telling the justices that his sacking was unlawful because intellectual freedom was a "foundational' principle that could not be subordinated to the university's code of conduct.
Qantas has secured a temporary injunction from a Singapore court blocking a former company executive from starting a new position at competitor Virgin Australia.
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Qantas’ dispute with former executive Nick Rohrlach over his defection to competitor Virgin Australia should be heard in Singapore because it falls under an exclusive jurisdiction clause in his employment agreement.
Westpac-backed venture capital firm Reinventure Group has settled a lawsuit brought by a former partner claiming she was entitled to a cut of a $100 million valuation increase in 11 startups the firm invested in.
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A former Network Ten executive producer, who worked for the broadcaster for over 30 years, is suing the company claiming it underpaid her severance entitlements to the tune of almost $400,000.