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TechnologyOne wins dismissal of long-running suit by former exec
Employment 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

After a years-long legal battle, a judge has thrown out an unfair dismissal suit by a former TechnologyOne executive, finding he was lawfully terminated for failing to adapt to the company’s management structure.

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Grill’d served with class action over staff rest breaks
Employment 2025-12-18 12:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A new class action targeting Grill’d alleges the burger chain wrongly denied thousands of workers the rest breaks they were entitled to under enterprise bargaining agreements.

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Former Bruck Textile CEO has conviction overturned
White Collar 2025-12-17 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has quashed the conviction of the former CEO of Bruck Textile Technologies, finding it was not open to the court to convict him despite his guilty plea.

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‘No way to break glass ceiling’: FWC raps non-profit for cuts to men’s pay
Employment 2025-12-16 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

The Fair Work Commission has criticised a non-profit after two male social workers were demoted and their pay docked by $10,000 to address complaints by their female colleagues about pay disparity. 

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Academic axed for touching student’s hair wins job back
Employment 2025-12-16 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Commission has ordered the reinstatement of an academic who was found to have been unfairly sacked by SAE Institute after touching a female student’s hair.

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Woolworths to fight latest staff underpayments class action
Employment 2025-12-15 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Woolworths confirmed Monday it was facing another class action linked to employee underpayments, and has vowed to defend itself against the claims.

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ANZ sued by former CEO Shayne Elliott over $13.5M bonus
Employment 2025-12-12 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ is facing a lawsuit by former CEO Shayne Elliott alleging the bank breached the terms of a contract governing his departure when it denied him $13.5 million in bonus payments.

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Webjet denies company lawyer was fired for questioning CEO’s resume
Employment 2025-12-11 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews

In a defence to its former chief legal officer’s unfair dismissal case, online travel agency Webjet says the sole reason for her sacking was “ongoing underperformance”.

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Judge rejects notice that KFC class action said would ‘blow up’ settlement talks
Class Actions 2025-12-09 4:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by several KFC franchise owners to send a notice encouraging group members register for an underpayments class action prior to mediation, which the applicant argued would “blow up” settlement talks. 

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JLL manager admitted harassment ‘morally unacceptable’, defence says
Employment 2025-12-09 11:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Commercial real estate group JLL has hit back at a case by a former CEO who says he was sacked over his handling of a harassment complaint against a manager, arguing the manager admitted his behaviour was “completely unacceptable”.

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