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Atanaskovic Hartnell founder abused, belittled ex-general manager, court finds
Employment 2022-04-01 10:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell has been ordered to pay more than $160,000 to a former general manager who was found by a court to have been the victim of a “campaign of denigration” by one of the firm’s founders.

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Qantas engineers lose appeal over COVID-19 stand down orders
COVID-19 2022-04-01 5:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Aircraft engineers for Qantas have lost a challenge to a ruling that the airline had no “genuine choice” when it stood them down in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Class action’s bid for ‘invasive’ search of Merivale’s payroll data fails
Class Actions 2022-03-31 12:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has denied an “invasive” bid to search hospitality giant Merivale’s payroll systems ahead of an upcoming mediation in a $129 million underpayment class action covering 13,500 employees.

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Judge says vaccine lawsuit against Monash Health was not ‘doomed to fail’
COVID-19 2022-03-31 7:06 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined to award costs against a group of nurses who recently dropped their Fair Work lawsuit against Monash Health, saying the case was not “doomed to fail” and noting the “extremity” of the Victorian government’s vaccine mandate for workers.

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Romeo’s class action settlement issues put approval in doubt, judge says
Class Actions 2022-03-30 6:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Questions raised about the structure of a settlement of two wage class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s don’t just threaten to reduce the law firm’s costs but could derail the whole agreement, a judge has said.

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Former Australian cricket captain may take stand in harassment case over lewd texts
Employment 2022-03-30 4:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has heard that Cricket Tasmania may call former Australian test captain Tim Paine to give evidence in the witness box at a trial in a sexual harassament case by former receptionist Renee Ferguson against cricket players and senior managers.

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High Court judges to undergo yearly training in sexual harassment
Courts 2022-03-29 10:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court’s judges will undergo annual group training in harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace following the findings of an investigation of former justice Dyson Heydon, who was found to have sexually harassed six of his associates.

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Qantas unfairly fired safety instructor who stared at employee’s chest, FWC finds
Employment 2022-03-29 12:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Qantas safety instructor who was fired for allegedly staring at a female employee’s chest during a training session will get his job back after the Fair Work Commission found the dismissal was unfair because it was based on unsubstantiated allegations.

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Law firm must pay former high earner ‘fruits of his victory’ pending appeal
Appeals 2022-03-24 1:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Melbourne law firm has lost its bid to delay payment of a $184,000 judgment to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.

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Private business club CUB accuses manager of stealing member info to launch rival
Employment 2022-03-24 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews

The Club of United Business — a private members club catering to entrepreneurs — has sued a former membership manager who allegedly used confidential information about clients in order to set up a competing professional networking business.

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