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‘She’s got a claim’: Judge rejects PwC’s bid to shut down ex-director’s lawsuit
Employment 2020-12-04 12:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

PricewaterhouseCoopers won’t get a chance to seek summary dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former company director who claims her notice of termination through […]

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Brisbane cafe fined for paying workers in food and drink
Employment 2020-12-03 5:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Fair Work Ombudsman has won nearly $140,000 in penalties against a Brisbane cafe and its owners for paying workers partly in food and drink […]

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Destroying notes was ‘standard practice’, Norton Rose partner tells court
Employment 2020-12-03 5:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

An employment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright has defended his destruction of notes following an internal investigation into allegations of bullying at the law firm, […]

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Norton Rose partner destroyed evidence in Fair Work case, court told
Employment 2020-12-02 9:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

An employment partner with Norton Rose Fulbright, who has been referred by a judge to the legal watchdog for possible professional misconduct in a case […]

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BHP says axed worker behind COVID-19 posts didn’t follow social media guidelines
Employment 2020-12-02 12:43 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

BHP has denied it fired a mine worker for harassing a co-worker on social media for his apparent failure to self isolate on returning from […]

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‘You better go and speak to your dad, little girl’: Former Hendry Group CEO files $1.5M sex discrimination suit
Employment 2020-12-01 4:27 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

The former CEO of Melbourne business consultant Hendry Group has launched legal action against fund manager Salter Brothers and a number of top executives alleging […]

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Judge expresses ‘nagging feeling of disquiet’ about $1.9M Appco class action settlement
Employment 2020-11-30 9:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has again postponed signing off on a $1.9 million settlement in a $65 million sham contracting class action against fundraiser Appco Group after […]

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Deloitte attacks ‘farcical’ claims in partner’s age discrimination case
Employment 2020-11-30 4:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is seeking to strike out the misleading and deceptive conduct claims in a $4 million age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former […]

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Tandem unit’s bid to shut down sham contracting class action fails again
Employment 2020-11-30 2:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

A unit of telecommunications contractor Tandem has lost an appeal in its fight over the validity of a sham contracting class action by technicians alleging […]

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PwC looks to shut down lawsuit claiming DocuSign not a valid form of termination
Justice Steven Rares 2020-11-30 1:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

PricewaterhouseCoopers is seeking to strike out a lawsuit brought by a former director who claims her notice of termination was invalid because it was delivered […]

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