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Dovetail lawyer says CEO assaulted her during ‘coercive’ relationship
Employment 2025-02-06 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Dovetail’s legal counsel has accused the start-up’s boss of sexually assaulting her during a coercive relationship and claims the head of HR failed to support her and advised “not to shit where you eat”.

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Dovetail withdraws bid to keep lawyer’s case under wraps
Employment 2025-02-05 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Tech start-up Dovetail has withdrawn its bid to suppress details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.

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Tech start-up Dovetail seeks to suppress ‘scandalous’ lawsuit
Employment 2025-02-04 3:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lawyers for tech start-up Dovetail want the Federal Court to suppress the details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.

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NRL referee loses second appeal over alleged unfair sacking
Sports 2024-12-16 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former referee who accused the NRL of unfair dismissal has lost a second appeal against a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not sacked.

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Ten resolves reporter’s case over ‘sexually hostile’ workplace
Media 2024-12-05 5:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ten has resolved a case by former journalist Tegan George that alleged the network’s Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive”.

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Ten reporter settles personal injury case, forges ahead with discrimination suit
Employment 2024-08-26 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Former Ten journalist Tegan George has reached a settlement in a case claiming she suffered PTSD on the job, but will continue her separate lawsuit against the TV network for alleged sex discrimination.

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Sydney Trains underpayments suit mulls class closure as High Court takes up issue
Employment 2024-08-21 11:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An underpayments class action against Sydney Trains has flagged an application to exclude unregistered group members from any settlement, as the High Court steps in to resolve an appellate court split on the power to make class closure orders.

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Wellness firm Doll House cops penalty for sham contracting
Employment 2024-07-30 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

Bondi wellness research company Doll House has copped a $197,000 penalty for terminating three disabled employees and re-engaging them as independent contractors in a ‘sham’ contracting arrangement.

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Judge says exec’s suit against Westpac a ‘private dispute’, suppresses case docs
Employment 2024-07-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a “private” matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.

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Westpac settles suppressed case by former exec, wants court docket to stay top secret
Opinion 2024-07-01 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite arguing for suppression as a means only to successful mediation, Westpac now wants a settled employment case brought by an executive kept under lock and key. And in a worrying sign the Federal Court may have lost sight of the importance of open justice, a judge has indicated she would entertain an order that the suit never see the light of day.

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