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Judge faces possible DQ bid by fired Norton Rose partner
Employment 2018-10-04 2:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former employment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright may ask a Federal Court judge to recuse himself from a long-running dispute with the law firm, saying the judge’s previous comments had triggered a “reasonable apprehension” of bias.

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Ex-ABC boss hires Johnson Winter & Slattery partner
Employment 2018-09-25 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sacked ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has hired Johnson Winter & Slattery employment heavyweight Ruveni Kelleher and a prominent Sydney barrister as she weighs her legal options days after her high-profile dismissal.

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Watchdog wants $505K penalty for union’s poor record-keeping
Employment 2018-09-25 10:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Registered Organisations Commissioner is seeking a $505,000 penalty against the CEPU for record-keeping breaches, despite the union’s claim that the conduct was not deliberate.

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Ashurst investigation docs sought in Bechtel same-sex harassment suit
Employment 2018-09-25 12:53 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A Bechtel worker who claims his genitals were groped by a male employee and that the construction giant discriminated against him by failing to take the same-sex harassment seriously has sought documents from an internal investigation by Ashurst into the matter.

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Class action firm backs Labor bid for gender pay gap disclosures
Employment 2018-09-24 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Class action law firm Maurice Blackburn has thrown its support behind a Federal Labor proposal that would force larger companies to reveal the extent of their gender pay gaps.

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WorkPac, other labour hire cos. face class actions by casual miners
Employment 2018-09-21 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Four labour hire companies are the new targets of class actions by thousands of casual miners who claim they were entitled to accrued leave in the wake of a landmark court ruling.

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Union in UAE Exchange suit scolded for ‘throwing case into chaos’
Employment 2018-09-20 7:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

A landmark trial brought by the Financial Sector Union of Australia against UAE Exchange Australia has been vacated after a judge accused the union of “throwing the case into chaos” with a belated expert report.

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Cricket Australia reaches deal with worker sacked over abortion tweet
Employment 2018-09-20 10:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Cricket Australia has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a Tasmanian woman who was fired by the sports league for tweeting her views about abortion.

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Boral subsidiary fined $30,000 for threatening to sack workforce
Employment 2018-09-12 2:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

A subsidiary of building materials giant Boral was fined $30,000 Wednesday after threatening to sack its entire workforce for voting down proposed changes to an enterprise agreement to comply with the building watchdog’s code.

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Touchpoint Media hit with $265k fine for underpaying journalists
Media 2018-09-10 11:10 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court has ordered Queensland online news company Touchpoint Media to pay over $300,000 in wages owed to journalists and slapped the company with a $265,000 fine.

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