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‘I worked like a navvy’: Judge slams TWU for eleventh hour claim against Qantas
Employment 2024-03-18 4:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has chided the Transport Workers Union for announcing at the start of trial that it intends to seek lost union dues from Qantas, […]

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Judge grills law firm on proposal to up costs cap in Hays class action settlement
Employment 2024-03-18 2:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

A settlement of up to $1.325 million in an employment class action against labour hire firm Hays Specialist Recruitment has been approved, but a proposal by the applicant’s law firm to increase a promised limit on costs in order to resolve a row with a funder has drawn a judge’s ire.

Former PwC senior associate accuses firm of ‘repeated indifference’ to bullying complaints
Employment 2024-03-18 11:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers has sued the accounting giant alleging she was sacked after 16 years at the firm for making complaints about […]

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Union can take payout from any settlement in McDonald’s class action, says judge
Class Actions 2024-03-14 10:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has said the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association can take a payout from any settlement reached in a rest breaks class action […]

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Former AFL player loses COVID-19 vaccine case against Channel 9
COVID-19 2024-03-14 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former AFL player and sports presenter Warren Tredea has failed in his $1.5 million breach of contract case against Channel 9, which terminated an agreement […]

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EY sued by sacked partner over ‘excessive’ punishment for alleged misconduct
Employment 2024-03-13 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former lead partner in cybersecurity has sued Ernst & Young for expelling him after he was accused of threatening employees and mistreating female staff, […]

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Rocky Horror theatre company can’t duck Christie Whelan Browne’s victimisation claims
Employment 2024-03-13 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The theatre company behind a 2014 production of the Rocky Horror picture show has lost its bid to throw out actor Christie Whelan Browne’s claims […]

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High Court to decide if employers can be on hook for damages for psychiatric injury
High Court 2024-03-12 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether employers should be on the hook for damages if they act negligently when dismissing a […]

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High Court won’t touch ruling on backdated wage increases
Employment 2024-03-12 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A special leave application by the Catholic diocese fighting to overturn a Full Federal Court judgment that two school teachers were entitled to backdated pay […]

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Scyne can’t block partner from starting work at Downer after ‘belatedly’ bringing case
Employment 2024-03-08 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PwC spin-off Scyne Advisory has lost its bid to temporarily bar a former partner from working at Downer EDI after a judge found the firm […]

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