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MinterEllison hit with unfair dismissal case by chief clients officer
MinterEllison faces an unfair dismissal lawsuit by its former Sydney-based chief clients and markets officer, whose job involved positioning the law firm's adoption of AI.
Former trader loses whistleblower case against ANZ
A judge has thrown out a former ANZ trader's whistleblower case alleging the bank sacked him after he complained about its attempted manipulation of the bank bill swap rate.
KPMG’s approach to whistleblower claims ‘overly legalistic’: report
KPMG dealt with a whistleblower's allegations over the misuse of confidential client data in an "overly legalistic" way, a new report has found, saying the accounting firm "lost sight" of its values and dropped the ball.
Torrens University faces landmark class action by casual academics
US-owned Torrens University is accused of systematically underpaying casual academics who have worked across its Australian campuses, in the first major underpayments class action against a private university.
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OneSteel administrators close Whyalla steelworks furnace
Administrators of OneSteel Manufacturing will shutter the blast furnace at the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia and let 600 workers go, after the failure of recovery efforts to restore operations.
BHP to get Full Court’s ear in challenge to public holiday class action
A Full Federal Court is set to hear BHP's challenge to the employment law underpinning a union's class action, with the energy giant to argue that the Fair Work Act provision governing public holidays is not capable of breach.
Victoria’s WFH laws amended after pushback from business
Victoria's landmark working from home laws have been revised after lobbying from business groups, with the changes meaning employers can temporarily revoke the right if the arrangement becomes unreasonable.
Orica shotfirers win High Court fight over long service leave
The High Court has found that Orica shotfirers working at black coal mines are entitled to portable long service leave, overturning a Full Federal Court ruling that found they were not eligible under the coal industry scheme.
FWC tosses claim by former Cisco senior lawyer
The Fair Work Commission has found that a former senior lawyer for Cisco was not forced to resign, despite protracted disputes with the company over his health, pay and position.
Melbourne Uni loses challenge to professor’s reinstatement
The University of Melbourne has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to reinstate an academic who was sacked for allegedly harassing a female colleague.