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Senate passes watered down IR Omnibus Bill
Employment 2021-03-18 6:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

In the face of significant crossbench opposition, the Morrison government has pushed through a gutted IR Omnibus Bill that scraps all but one of the five major employment reforms proposed.

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Hendry Group says ex-CEO ousted because of ‘serious concerns’, not sex discrimination complaints
Employment 2021-03-17 4:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Business consultancy Hendry Group has told a court there was “no possible causal connection” between sex discrimination complaints brought by a former CEO and her suspension, saying that the company showed her the door because of “genuine and serious concerns” about her conduct.

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Christian Porter won’t oversee Federal Court matters after suing ABC for defamation
Employment 2021-03-16 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

When he returns from leave, Attorney-General Christian Porter will relinquish any duties relating to the Federal Court, where he filed a defamation lawsuit against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan on Monday, in order to avoid any conflicts of interest.

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‘Both of you don’t look that great’: Judge criticises parties in dispute over Qantas exec’s defection to Virgin
Employment 2021-03-16 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the “clearly strategic” moves by Qantas and former senior executive Nick Rohrlach in their fight over whose lawsuit should resolve a dispute about the terms of his defection to competitor Virgin Australia.

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Junior doctors in Victoria launch class action over unpaid overtime
Class Actions 2021-03-16 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has been hit with a class action brought by junior doctors who claim they were deliberately unpaid despite working a significant amount of overtime each week.

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Woolworths can include details of ‘no cost’ pay review in class action notice
Employment 2021-03-12 5:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has allowed Woolworths to include details of its internal pay review processes in an opt out notice to be sent to disgruntled current and former employees who have launched a class action against the supermarket giant.

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Judge pans ‘irresponsible journalism’ over reporting of CEO who paid nanny $13K for year’s work
Employment 2021-03-12 3:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has slugged the CEO of a Sydney property development company with a $32,500 penalty for underpaying a live-in nanny, but he aimed his wrath at the media for having “wrongly branded” the businessman as someone who engaged in modern slavery.

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Qantas, Virgin fight to shut down cases over defecting exec
Employment 2021-03-09 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The first battle in the legal tug of war between Qantas and Virgin over a defecting senior executive will centre on whose lawsuit should be the one to ventilate the dispute, a court heard Tuesday.

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ANZ to seek privilege over sacked trader’s client files held by HWL Ebsworth
Business of Law 2021-03-09 12:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ will fight to keep a sacked trader from accessing a client file held by HWL Ebsworth, citing privilege over the documents, a court has heard.

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Qantas sues former executive over new role at Virgin
Employment 2021-03-08 9:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qantas has filed a lawsuit against a former executive who has taken a senior role at competitor Virgin seeking to delay his May start date.

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