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‘If you are going to be petty find a new job’: Emails show Fortrend, ex-advisor came to blows over expenses
Two former Fortrend Securities advisors, who face litigation over their defection to a rival, have hit back with a lawsuit of their own alleging the brokerage's CEO sent a string of angry emails in a dispute over who should foot the bill for client expenses.
Mecca Brands used maternity leave to ‘test’ whether marketer’s position could be axed, lawsuit says
The former head of brand marketing at cosmetics retailer Mecca Brands has sued the company and its chief marketing officer for allegedly using her maternity leave as a test to see if her position should be made redundant. 
Producer sues ABC for $290,000 in alleged underpayments
A senior ABC producer has sued the broadcaster, alleging he's owed $290,000 in underpayments, including for working an average 70 hours a week on the documentary series 'Australian Story'.
Sushi Bay slammed for ‘calculated’ effort to conceal underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has won its underpayments case against restaurant chain Sushi Bay and its director, with a judge finding the company forced migrant workers to pay back their entitlements in cash in a “calculated and institutional effort” to conceal wrongdoing. 
King & Wood Mallesons lures long-time Clayton Utz employment partner
King & Wood Mallesons has snagged an industrial relations and employment law ace from Clayton Utz, who collaborated with the Attorney-General on implementing the recent Respect@Work reforms.
CBA hit with record $10M penalty for underpaying 7,400 employees
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and subsidiary CommSec have been hit with $10.34 million in penalties -- the highest ever imposed in enforcement action by the workplace regulator -- after admitting it underpaid thousands of employees more than $16 million.
In class action defence, KFC says rest break obligation met even if staff chose to keep working
Fast food giant KFC has served its defence in a class action alleging workers were deprived of their rest break entitlements, saying its obligation to provide the break was satisfied if staff were given the chance to stop work but chose not to.
Merivale settles underpayments class action
Hospitality giant Merivale has agreed to settle an underpayments class action alleging it failed to pay workers amounts owed for overtime hours worked.
‘Not a suitable vehicle’: Judge rejects bid to knock out Aldi class action
A judge has dismissed Aldi’s bid to have a class action alleging it underpaid Australian workers to the tune of $150 million summarily dismissed, saying the application was “not a suitable vehicle” to determine factual issues including whether a $17 million remediation nullifies the class action’s claims. 
‘Smoke and mirrors’: Court puts spotlight on public servant pay workarounds in BOM exec’s case
A former Bureau of Meteorology senior executive was unfairly fired after taking a business-class trip to Paris, a court has found in a case that shines a light on the practice by government agencies to get around remuneration limits on public servants.