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ACCC appeals ruling from judge who ‘gagged’ at proposed $5M Employsure penalty
The ACCC will seek a higher penalty against Employsure over misleading Google advertisements, after a judge found the consumer regulator's proposed $5 million penalty was inappropriate and instead ordered the specialist workplace relations consultancy to pay $1 million.
Sanofi-Aventis sued by head of medical for ‘sham redundancy’
A former head of medical at Sanofi-Aventis has sued the Australian branch of the pharmaceutical giant, claiming he was unfairly dismissed in a "'sham redundancy” and faced discrimination because of his age and disabilities.
Airbnb host loses bid for Jobkeeper payments
An Airbnb host’s claim for JobKeeper payments has been shot down, with a tribunal saying the accommodation of paying guests at one’s own home did not constitute a business.
Manus Island guards sue security company G4S over fatal riots
Three security officers who say they were traumatised by the fatal riots at Australia’s asylum seeker detention centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have launched a negligence lawsuit against their former employer.
The class action settlements that came under fire in 2021
If evidence were needed that courts are not rubber stamping class action settlements, the scrutiny of multi-million dollar agreements in 2021 is proof positive that judicial oversight of representative proceedings is robust.
‘When are you going to retire?’: Westpac hit with age discrimination lawsuit
Westpac is facing a lawsuit by a 67-year-old former manager, who alleges a colleague began a bullying campaign against him, including by asking him 'When are you going to retire?', after he complained that she was responsible for a backlog of declined insurance cases.
KPMG hits back at lawsuit brought by ‘belittled’ employee
Accounting giant KPMG is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former long-serving employee over “unnecessarily aggressive, belittling and disproportionate” emails allegedly attacking his professional integrity.
Lenovo compliance manager told to mediate or else, lawsuit says
Technology giant Lenovo has been accused of taking adverse action against a compliance manager who complained of workplace bullying and harassment.
TWU appeals judgment refusing to reinstate 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers
The Transport Workers Union has appealed a judge's decision that compensation was a more appropriate remedy for 1,800 Qantas workers who had been denied the "matchless blessing" of a job than reinstatement.
TWU loses bid to reinstate 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers
A judge has rejected the TWU's request for the reinstatement of around 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers, finding it was inevitable that the airline would retrench the workers again as soon as lawfully possible.