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ANZ ordered to hand over documents in long-running pregnancy discrimination case
Employment 2022-05-25 7:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A former ANZ employee has won her bid to discover a range of documents in her long-running dispute with the bank over alleged discrimination related to her pregnancies with her first two children.

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Full Court tosses James Ashby’s appeal over $4.5M legal bill
Employment 2022-05-12 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

One Nation chief-of-staff James Ashby has failed to revive his lawsuit alleging the federal government breached the Fair Work Act by not paying his $4.5 million legal bill stemming from a dropped sexual harassment case against former House speaker Peter Slipper.

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Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston settles sexual harassment claims by staffer
Employment 2022-05-03 4:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has resolved court proceedings brought by a former staffer Wendy Leach accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.

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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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‘You’re my pet’: Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston can’t dodge sexual harassment case
Employment 2022-02-11 10:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has largely lost his bid to throw out a sexual harassment and discrimination case by former staffer Wendy Leach.

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Circus Oz to face historical sex harassment claims by hula hooper
Employment 2022-02-10 9:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A former circus performer has won the right to bring historical sexual harassment and victimisation claims against Circus Oz and its chairman Nick Yates.

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‘Get over it’: Pest control company, ‘cockroach’ employee accused of harassment
Employment 2022-01-31 3:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A former business development manager at Flick has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the pest control giant, alleging a string of incidents involving a senior employee that began during her interview, and an inadequate complaints process that repeatedly dismissed and downplayed her concerns. 

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Telstra sued over ‘sickening’ harassment by employee who stole confidential info
Employment 2022-01-17 1:23 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Telstra is liable for the “sickening” conduct of a former employee who accessed confidential contact information to launch a four-year campaign of sexual harassment against his next-door neighbours, a new lawsuit alleges.

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Sanofi-Aventis sued by head of medical for ‘sham redundancy’
Employment 2022-01-13 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former head of medical at Sanofi-Aventis has sued the Australian branch of the pharmaceutical giant, claiming he was unfairly dismissed in a “‘sham redundancy” and faced discrimination because of his age and disabilities.

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High Court won’t hear TechnologyOne exec’s bid to revive $5.2M award
Employment 2021-12-09 5:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former TechnologyOne executive has lost his application for special leave to appeal a judgment throwing out a $5.2 million bullying judgment in his favour, but has vowed to seek up to $25 million in a retrial against his former employer.

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