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Court won’t bar MinterEllison from repping Peabody in worker’s case
Employment 2025-08-27 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former Peabody Energy employee who claims she was sacked after raising safety concerns has lost her bid to restrain MinterEllison from representing her former employer.

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Wiggles CEO axed after complaints about group leader Anthony Field: suit
Employment 2025-08-25 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Wiggles former CEO says he was axed from his role with the children’s music sensation after complaining about the group’s leader, Anthony Field, who allegedly doled out bonuses to friends and relatives and “undermined” him.

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Trainee doctors not entitled to allowance for temp staff, NSW court says
Employment 2025-08-25 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A NSW Industrial Court judge has dismissed a case on behalf of junior doctors seeking a 10 per cent allowance for temporary employees, saying while the doctors were on fixed-term contracts they were permanent employees.

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Supersized? Judge wants to know value of McDonald’s class action claims
Class Actions 2025-08-22 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a class action on behalf of 300,000 allegedly underpaid McDonald’s workers wants to know the monetary value of the claims, while also questioning why the initial trial in the complex case is set to run for 35 days.

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High Court won’t hear Corporate Air appeal over payment for stand-by duty
Employment 2025-08-21 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Aviation company Corporate Air Charter has exhausted its avenues of appeal in a case over pay for pilots on stand-by duty.

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Reject Shop class action appeals after judge bars retroactive amendments
Employment 2025-08-19 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicant in an employment class action against The Reject Shop is appealing a court decision that found it could amend the case and redefine the group members but not retroactively.

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Qantas hit with $90M penalty for outsourcing ground crew during COVID-19
Employment 2025-08-18 11:04 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has hit Qantas with a $90 million penalty for unlawfully outsourcing its ground crew staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the airline was “the wrong kind of sorry”. 

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Judge rejects claim MinterEllison coerced potential witness in harassment suit
Employment 2025-08-18 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected claims that MinterEllison acted improperly towards a potential witness in a sexual harassment suit against the WA Department of Justice, saying the firm is entitled to make unsolicited contact with potential witnesses. 

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NAB to take $130M hit after discovering staff underpayments
Employment 2025-08-18 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The National Australian Bank says it will take a $130 million hit after issues with its payroll system led to staff being underpaid.

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ANZ trader seeks to delay start of trial after discovery dump
Employment 2025-08-15 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former ANZ trader that sued the bank five years ago for allegedly sacking him for complaining about the bank’s attempted manipulation of the bank bill swap rate wants the trial date pushed out after receiving thousands of documents from the bank.

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