The Fair Work Commission has ordered a Bendigo Bank worker to come into the office two days a week, saying he was âonly concerned about himselfâ in seeking to work from home full time.
The Full Court has clarified that a prior bad reputation is relevant to determining whether a defamation plaintiff has suffered serious harm, tossing an appeal by a Sydney lawyer who lost her case over an article related to her conviction for an alleged $16,000 scam at David Jones, which was later overturned.
Investment manager IOOF has failed to persuade a judge that the applicant in a failed shareholder class action should face indemnity costs for rejecting a $6 million offer to settle the case.
Sydney lender GEMI may face a class action for allegedly enticing wealthy individuals to make investments in products they were misled into believing were low risk.
Advisory firm Lanterne Fund, which operated as a ‘licensee for hire’, has been hit with a $1.25 million penalty for breaching its obligations as a financial services licence holder.
Luxottica has run afoul of Australian spam laws, paying a penalty of $1.5 million for sending marketing emails without an unsubscribe option.Â
Workplace health and safety lawyer Jane Hall is the newest addition to Holding Redlich, boosting the firmâs regulatory expertise.
Convenience store operator On The Run will backpay $2.3 million in annual leave entitlements to 1,524 full and part-time employees — mostly console operators and roadhouse attendants working in South Australia.Â
Cross-border technology expert Lisa Fitzgerald has joined Norton Rose Fulbright from Lander & Rogers, bringing her expertise in media, telecommunications, privacy and intellectual property to the firm.