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Investment manager for Kahlbetzer family sacked after pregnancy announcement: lawsuit
Employment 2022-07-12 4:41 pm By Sam Matthews

An investment consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sacked over the phone a month after telling the company she was planning for a baby.

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Bunnings, Kmart face investigation over use of facial recognition technology
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-07-12 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Retail giants Bunnings and Kmart are facing an investigation by the country’s privacy regulator for using facial recognition technology in their stores.

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Noumi fires back at Deloitte cross-claims in class action over $590M write-down
Class Actions 2022-07-12 7:42 pm By Sam Matthews

In the latest round of finger-pointing in a consolidated shareholder class action against Noumi, formerly Freedom Foods, the food company has taken aim at Deloitte’s claims that it gave the accounting firm misleading information.

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Nurse hit with charges for coming to work after COVID-19 test
COVID-19 2022-07-12 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An aged care nurse who showed up to work while infected with COVID-19 could face hefty fines and jail time after being slapped with two charges for allegedly violating workplace safety laws.

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Worker unfairly sacked for not using smiley face emoji: FWC
Employment 2022-07-12 11:23 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Fair Work Commission has found that a Brisbane cafe manager was unfairly terminated for allegedly failing to use a smiley face emoji in a staff group chat.

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NAB denies ‘boys club culture’, says exec carried baseball bat as ‘fidget toy’
Employment 2022-07-11 6:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The National Australia Bank has denied claims by a former senior employee that she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender, saying a manager did not brandish a baseball bat in a threatening way but merely carried it around as a ‘fidget toy’.

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Judge says Queensland energy class action should be open to all eligible consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-11 6:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered that a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy be made open to all energy consumers in the state, saying it was not a “plain vanilla” commercial class action. 

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Victoria looks to rein in NDAs in sexual harassment cases
Employment 2022-07-11 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Victoria has pledged to become the first state in Australia to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases, which are used to silence victims and protect companies and harassers.

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Orica lights match in fight with Dyno Nobel over explosives patents
Intellectual Property 2022-07-11 7:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Explosives manufacturer Orica is closer to taking Dyno Nobel to court for allegedly infringing three of its explosives patents, filing proceedings to get more information about its rival’s CyberDet wireless detonator device.

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Sacked Orix boss can’t get quick win in case for $1M in unpaid leave
Employment 2022-07-11 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former CEO of fleet manager Orix Australia, who escaped charges of corruption three years ago, will have to take his claims for $1 million in unpaid leave to a hearing after losing a pre-trial bid for judgment.

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