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Lovisa underpayments class action sets up next reverse onus test
Employment 2025-10-22 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Jewellery retailer Lovisa has struck back at an underpayments class action, saying it does not have the burden of disproving the underpayments claims because the applicants have not proven each alleged unpaid overtime hour was actually worked.

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Insurer must indemnify Rio Tinto mine operator for labour hire worker’s injury
Appeals 2025-10-22 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A GIO insurance policy held by labour hire company Workpac extended to indemnify a Rio Tinto mine operator for damages resulting from an injury to a worker, an appeals court has found.

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Westpac employee told WFH ‘no substitute for childcare’
Employment 2025-10-21 1:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Westpac has lost a dispute with a part-time employee who asked to work from home to care for two young children and was told by a manager that “working from home is no substitution for childcare”.

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Structural Monitoring Systems barred from removing CEO
Employment 2025-10-21 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ASX-traded Structural Monitoring Systems has been barred from sacking its CEO after he launched whistleblower proceedings against the aerospace company.

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Junior doctors class action settlement wins OK, without court hearing
Class Actions 2025-10-20 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $175 million deal struck to resolve 30 class actions on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria has earned the approval of a judge, who took the unusual course of dispensing with a court hearing on the settlement.

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Judge won’t recuse himself from harassment case over GoFundMe
Employment 2025-10-20 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has refused to recuse himself from a sexual harassment case against the Western Australian Department of Justice after counsel for the department donated $500 to a GoFundMe for his brother-in-law.

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JLL’s legal woes worsen with new suit by former CEO
Employment 2025-10-20 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO for JLL’s Australian unit has sued the real estate firm after he was allegedly terminated following an investigation into a complaint against a manager.

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Entrepreneur Aaron Sansoni secures injunction, contempt conviction against ex-CFO
Employment 2025-10-20 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The sacked CFO of Aaron Sansoni Group International who allegedly took control of the company’s domain names and the business name of its eponymous founder has been convicted of contempt and hit with freezing orders.

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JLL to be sued by former human resources exec
Employment 2025-10-17 3:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former human resources head for JLL in Australia is set to sue her former employer after she was allegedly sacked while on leave despite never being told she was under investigation.

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Full Court revives harassment case, says judge relied on ‘preconceptions’
Appeals 2025-10-17 11:45 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has overturned the dismissal of a sexual harassment case and ordered a new trial after finding a judge did not consider crucial evidence and relied on “a preconception of how a victim would act”.

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