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Negligence suit tossed against expert retained in lawyer’s employment case
Employment 2023-08-28 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A psychiatrist who gave expert evidence in a lawyer’s human rights case against his former employer cannot be sued for negligence because he is protected by witness immunity, a judge has found. 

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Ex-Qantas worker can’t escape settlement deed to bring discrimination claim
Employment 2023-08-28 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Qantas customer service manager can’t undo a $75,000 settlement she reached to resolve a workers compensation claim in order to pursue a discrimination suit against the airline, a court has found.

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‘Group members are human beings’: Judge pans discontinuance notice in postgrads class action
Class Actions 2023-08-24 1:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has panned as “thoroughly unsatisfactory” a draft notice informing group members in an underpayments class action against the federal government that only claims on behalf of postgraduate research students at the University of Sydney will continue.

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MP Rebekha Sharkie accused of bullying in employment suit
Employment 2023-08-23 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

South Australian MP Rebekha Sharkie has been hit with an employment suit by a former staffer who says she was subjected to “a course of bullying behaviour” by the MP that culminated in a stress-related hospitalisation and left her unable to work.

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Former EY exec sues for discrimination
Employment 2023-08-23 4:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Ernst & Young has been hit with a discrimination suit by a former Asia Pacific director, who alleges she was fired after making complaints of bullying, harassment and discrimination.

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CBA to backpay staff $3M to settle rest break lawsuit
Financial Services 2023-08-23 10:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has agreed to backpay thousands of branch staff $3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years.

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Son of former ATO boss jailed for at least 10 years over tax fraud scam
Tax 2023-08-22 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

The son of former ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston has been jailed for a minimum 10 years for his leading role in a $105 million tax evasion scheme.

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Sacked top pilot settles case with Virgin over alleged CEO bullying
Employment 2023-08-22 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Virgin Australia has settled a lawsuit brought by its former chief pilot alleging the airline sacked him for complaining of bullying and harassment by its CEO.

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Court strikes out pilot’s claims that Qantas workplace was ‘hostile to women’
Employment 2023-08-16 9:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has succeeded in attacking claims that it created a workplace that was “hostile to women”, leveled in a former female pilot’s sex discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit.

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Chatime boss liable for underpayments despite ignorance of unlawful activity, court says
Employment 2023-08-16 9:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has found the managing director of teahouse franchise Chatime liable for the underpayment of staff, despite accepting that he believed the company’s wage system was not unlawful.

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