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Hospitality exec falsified evidence over ‘zombie’ employment contracts: FWC
Employment 2023-01-12 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hospitality giant Mantle Group has been found to have systematically ripped off employees and could face a federal police investigation for giving misleading evidence to […]

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CSIRO officer was fired before she started after ‘stakeholder feedback’: lawsuit
Employment 2023-01-11 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A prospective CSIRO executive has filed an employment suit against the government agency, alleging it breached her contract by firing her before she started, citing […]

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Settlement in RMS Engineering class action wins court approval
Employment 2023-01-09 2:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a settlement in a class action against Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and […]

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AMA Group takes ex-CEO to court to block poaching
Employment 2023-01-06 6:41 am By Sam Matthews

Car repair giant AMA Group has filed yet another lawsuit against ousted CEO Andrew Hopkins, this time seeking to block him and other senior executives […]

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Controversial lecturer’s social media posts justified sacking, University of Sydney claims
Employment 2023-01-06 9:38 am By Sam Matthews

The University of Sydney has appealed a judgment finding it unlawfully terminated a political economy lecturer for showing students a slide of a Nazi swastika […]

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Inquiry launched into Bruce Lehrmann rape trial after prosecutor’s claims against police
Trials 2022-12-21 2:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACT Government is looking for a legal expert to head up a new inquiry into the trial of Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape […]

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Settlement reached in associates’ sexual harassment case against judge
Employment 2022-12-19 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Multi-million dollar claims of sexual harassment by two associates of a former Victoria Supreme Court judge have been settled by the state out of court. […]

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Sydney Flames CEO sues team’s owner over alleged boys’ club culture
Employment 2022-12-15 5:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former chief executive officer of the Sydney Flames has filed proceedings against the owner of the women’s basketball team, Hoops Capital, alleging she was […]

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Law firm drops ‘bombshell’, wants settlement in class action after running out of money
Employment 2022-12-13 4:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has described as “extraordinary” a law firm’s argument that the court should approve a $5.8 million settlement in an underpayments class action against […]

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Brittany Higgins settles claims against government
Employment 2022-12-13 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins who accused former colleague Bruce Lehrmann of rape has settled her civil claims against the Commonwealth. Lawyers for Higgins announced […]

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