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Super Retail wins suppression order over top in-house lawyer’s bullying claims
Employment 2024-07-31 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has temporarily suppressed details of a lawsuit by Super Retail Group’s former top lawyer, but he warned the retailer it would face a high bar if it sought to persuade him to keep the claims under wraps after a first case management hearing.

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Rex Airlines files for administration, with 600 jobs on the line
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-07-31 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Regional air carrier Rex Airlines has filed for voluntary administration after failing to compete with Qantas and Virgin on major routes.

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Former top lawyer at Super Retail Group sues to enforce alleged settlement
Employment 2024-07-30 2:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super Retail Group’s former chief legal officer and company secretary has brought court proceedings to enforce what she claims was a settlement reached three days after her employment was terminated in May.

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Collingwood hit with racism allegations by ex-First Nations head of strategy
Employment 2024-07-30 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The previous head of First Nations strategy of the Collingwood Football Club has brought Fair Work proceedings against their former employer, claiming they were unfairly terminated after making several complaints against CEO Craig Kelly about alleged racially insensitive comments.Ā 

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Don’t leave it to the court: Judge urges parties to remember legal costs in settlement talks
Employment 2024-07-30 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a dispute over an employer’s confidential information has urged litigants to remember their legal costs at an early stage of settlement negotiations, rather than leaving it to the court as the ā€œdefault optionā€.Ā 

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CBA units plead guilty to breaking long service leave laws
Financial Services 2024-07-30 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two units of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Monday pleaded guilty and were hit with $48,000 in penalties for denying staff $1.67 million in long service leave entitlements.

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Wellness firm Doll House cops penalty for sham contracting
Employment 2024-07-30 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

Bondi wellness research company Doll House has copped a $197,000 penalty for terminating three disabled employees and re-engaging them as independent contractors in a ‘sham’ contracting arrangement.

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Lawsuit alleging bullying by MP Rebekha Sharkie dropped
Employment 2024-07-29 11:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lawsuit against the Commonwealth by a former staffer who accused South Australian MP Rebekha Sharkie of bullying has been discontinued.

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Merricks Capital settles non-compete case with investment boutique, employees
Real Estate 2024-07-26 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Investment manager Merricks Capital has resolved its case against a former managing director and two employees, who left the firm for a boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son, Marty.

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Judge says exec’s suit against Westpac a ‘private dispute’, suppresses case docs
Employment 2024-07-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a “private” matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.

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