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JLL to be sued by former human resources exec
Employment 2025-10-17 3:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former human resources head for JLL in Australia is set to sue her former employer after she was allegedly sacked while on leave despite never being told she was under investigation.

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Full Court revives harassment case, says judge relied on ‘preconceptions’
Appeals 2025-10-17 11:45 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has overturned the dismissal of a sexual harassment case and ordered a new trial after finding a judge did not consider crucial evidence and relied on “a preconception of how a victim would act”.

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Bakers Delight loses challenge to reverse onus finding in Fair Work case
Employment 2025-10-17 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Bakers Delight has lost its appeal of a decision which found it was subject to a statutory reverse onus to disprove record-keeping claims in underpayments proceedings against a franchisee.

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Brookfield settles with manager who was axed on parental leave
Employment 2025-10-15 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Brookfield Properties has admitted that it failed to follow procedures on consultation and redeployment when it made a senior manager redundant when she was on parental leave.

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JLL execs axed amid investigation sue for reputational damage
Employment 2025-10-14 11:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Commercial real estate firm JLL has been sued by two sacked executives who say their reputations were tarred by “highly misleading” statements about an investigation into misconduct at the firm. 

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Trial in pianist Jayson Gillham’s suit against MSO pushed to 2026
Employment 2025-10-14 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Pianist Jayson Gillham’s case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been vacated after the Federal Court heard the orchestra plans to call at least 17 people to the witness box.

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Energy infrastructure contractor wins strike-out in union’s underpayments case
Employment 2025-10-14 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Energy infrastructure contractor Zinfra has won its bid to strike out 25 paragraphs in a union’s underpayment case dealing with the employees as a group, with a judge finding the pleadings were insufficient.

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Funder admits ‘thrusting young bucks’ remark, denies discrimination claim
Employment 2025-10-08 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Litigation funder Woodsford has struck back at a discrimination suit by a former female director, admitting its CEO described her male colleague as a “thrusting young buck” but denying the phrase was gendered.

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Wiggles resolves former CEO’s adverse action suit after mediation
Employment 2025-10-08 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Children’s entertainment group The Wiggles has reached a settlement resolving a case by its former CEO, who claimed he was axed after complaints about co-founder and Blue Wiggle Anthony Field.

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‘Argumentative and amorphous’: Startup attacks Fortescue’s call for seized docs in trade secrets row
Intellectual Property 2025-10-07 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Green iron startup Element Zero is challenging a bid by Fortescue for access to nine million seized documents in their trade secrets spat, saying its rival has not met the test for proving inadequate discovery of material.

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