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Federal Court to review sexual harassment policies following Heydon scandal
Employment 2020-07-07 8:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court is reviewing its sexual harassment policies following allegations that former High Court justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six female associates while on the bench.

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Qantas worker caught watching porn on company iPad not unfairly dismissed, FWC says
Employment 2020-07-07 8:00 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A Qantas engineer who used his company-issued iPad to access pornographic material while at work has lost his unfair dismissal case.

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Top female lawyers say it’s time to make the law a ‘safer profession for women’
Employment 2020-07-06 10:11 pm By Alison Eveleigh

More than 500 women from across the legal profession, including former judges, barristers, law firm partners and professors, have signed a letter urging the Attorney General to establish an independent body to deal with complaints against judges, following allegations of sexual harassment against former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon.

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Sacked lawyer says he was ‘admonished’ for wearing Zara brand shoes, woollen jumpers
Employment 2020-07-06 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A public sector lawyer has won a bid to have the workplace umpire hear claims he was refused pay rises after engaging in allegedly inappropriate behaviour that included wearing Zara brand shoes and woollen jumpers in the winter months.

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Westpac owes $8M to underpaid workers
Employment 2020-07-03 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has become the latest company to discover it shortchanged workers, announcing it will pay $8 million to around 8,000 current and former staff who were not paid long service leave entitlements.

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Harry Triguboff says claims by ex-Meriton GC that he was sacked for not lying are ‘fiction’
Real Estate 2020-07-02 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff and his company Meriton have hit back at claims by the former group general counsel of the property giant that he was sacked after refusing to lie, saying the allegations are untenable and untrue.

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Bank trader claims ANZ sacked him for rate-rigging complaints
Employment 2020-07-02 10:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former high-flying trader is taking ANZ to court alleging the bank dismissed him for making complaints about attempted manipulation of a key interest rate and not, as the bank claims, for his “offensive” chats with other traders.

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NSW Supreme Court rolls out misconduct policy in wake of Heydon scandal
Employment 2020-07-02 9:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An external adviser will handle workplace misconduct claims against judges at the NSW Supreme Court under a new policy implemented following allegations that former High Court justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six female associates during his time on the bench.

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Heydon’s barrister licence lapses as sexual harassment fallout widens
Employment 2020-07-01 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon can no longer practice as a barrister, after an investigation conducted by the court found he sexually harassed six female associates.

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Spotless on the hook for redundancy pay after losing appeal
Employment 2020-07-01 9:41 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Cleaning services giant Spotless must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked, after failing to convince a court of appeal that it was exempt from making the payments.

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