The University of Sydney will pay $23 million to over 14,000 current and former workers who were underpaid over an 8-year period as part of a deal with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
The University of Melbourne will backpay $72 million to 25,000 academics who were paid on a ‘words-per-hour’ or ‘time-per-student’ basis, a practice it now acknowledges was unlawful.
On appeal of a $6 million judgment for misleading statements, Dominique Grubisa and her wealth education company DG Institute have argued her advice was based on faulty knowledge, not ill intentions.
In the first case of its kind, a government agency has filed proceedings against education technology company Chegg, alleging it has breached laws designed to prohibit academic cheating.
Captain Cook College and its COO will attempt to reach an agreement on penalty with the ACCC after the High Court knocked back their appeal of a systemic unconscionable conduct finding.
A judge has signed off on the first-ever settlement allowing a law firm to earn a contingency fee, approving a $12.8 million cut for Slater & Gordon in a shareholder class action against G8 Education.
The High Court has rejected an appeal by Captain Cook College of a finding that it engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct by enrolling thousands of unsuitable students, finding courts are not constrained by factors the consumer law says it “may consider” in deciding if conduct rises to the level of unconscionability.
A fair work claim against the University of Canberra by the former deputy general counsel of Australian National University has been dismissed, with the Fair Work Commission finding she had no reason to think her fixed contract would not terminate at the agreed date, especially considering her legal background.
A judge has set aside a decision upholding misconduct findings against a former Australian National University PhD student, who was concerned the decision could affect his career prospects in the law.
A former maths teacher at exclusive Sydney school Cranbrook who alleges she was blackmailed by a student has filed proceedings alleging breaches of the Fair Work Act by her former employer.