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Breakdown in Monique Ryan’s relationship with staffer ‘pretty stark’, judge says
Employment 2023-03-03 6:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned a bid by Independent Monique Ryan’s chief of staff Sally Rugg to keep her job until her lawsuit against the MP […]

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Facing journalist’s discrimination suit, Ten says sexist culture not unlawful
Employment 2023-03-03 6:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Network Ten has fired back at journalist Tegan George’s reworked sex discrimination case, claiming that its alleged failure to prevent a “sexually hostile, demeaning and […]

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Monique Ryan’s chief of staff to argue Fair Work breaches ‘knowing and systematic’
Employment 2023-03-02 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Extended settlement talks in a Fair Work suit brought by the chief of staff to Independent MP Monique Ryan have failed, and lawyers for Sally […]

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ASIC files first-ever action over whistleblower breaches against TerraCom
Employment 2023-03-01 1:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought its first-ever case alleging breach of whistleblower protections against coal producer TerraCom, claiming it made misleading statements […]

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Question of power to make settlement CFOs sent back to Full Court
Class Actions 2023-02-28 4:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The divisive issue of whether judges are empowered to make a common fund order to distribute the costs of a funding commission at the settlement […]

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De Costi Seafoods shows ‘no contrition’ in underpayments case, judge says
Employment 2023-02-27 3:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Seafood processing company De Costi Seafoods has been hit with a $60,000 penalty for failing to pay workers overtime for shifts starting before 6am, with […]

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Gov’t mulls ‘equal access’ cost models for sex discrimination claims
Employment 2023-02-24 1:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has started public consultation after ditching provisions from sex harassment legislation which would have forced parties to bear their own costs in […]

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David Jones, Politix to back pay workers $4M in agreement with FWO
Employment 2023-02-24 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Department store David Jones and men’s fashion label Politix have admitted underpaying more than 7,000 employees and will back-pay the workers $4 million in wages […]

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Reporter details ‘sexist culture’ of Ten’s Canberra bureau
Employment 2023-02-23 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Journalist Tegan George has reworked her sex discrimination case against Network Ten, claiming the Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and […]

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AMA to file ‘jumbo’ claim in scrap with former execs
Employment 2023-02-23 6:06 pm By Sam Matthews

Car repair giant AMA Group is set to file an omnibus claim against ousted CEO Andrew Hopkins and a handful of former senior executives in […]

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