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Network 10 sues ex-political editor Peter van Onselen
Employment 2023-06-05 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Network 10 has dragged its former political editor Peter van Onselen to court for allegedly breaching a clause in a settlement agreement.

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BHP to backpay workers $430M due to public holiday error
Employment 2023-06-01 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BHP has admitted it underpaid mine workers $430 million for over a decade by improperly deducting leave for public holidays.

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FWO urged to redo maths in underpayments case against Rebel Sport owner
Employment 2023-05-30 11:48 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has urged the Fair Work Ombudsman to act quickly after it told the court it accidentally undervalued claimed underpayments in a case against the owner of Rebel Sport, the regulator’s first case against a holding company for alleged wrongdoing by its subsidiaries.

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Sydney University ordered to reinstate lecturer sacked over swastika slide
Employment 2023-05-29 3:13 pm By Sam Matthews

The University of Sydney has been ordered to reinstate a lecturer the court found was unlawfully dismissed over a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag, but the order is stayed pending the school’s appeal.

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Law firm loses appeal in pay feud with high fee earner
Appeals 2023-05-26 11:09 am By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne law firm has lost its appeal of a $184,000 judgment in favour of a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.

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Dentons adds top barrister to dispute resolution team
People In The News 2023-05-24 3:51 pm By Gareth Baker

Dentons has welcomed former barrister and NSW Industrial Relations commissioner Jane Seymour to its dispute resolution team in Sydney.

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‘Absurd and unworkable’: Lendlease pans ex-Greenwoods partner’s argument in tax dodge case
Employment 2023-05-22 9:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease has been criticised for claiming that whistleblower protections introduced in 2019 “wouldn’t make sense” if they did not apply retroactively.

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Union test case alleges John Holland blocked silica dust testing efforts
Construction 2023-05-22 10:51 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Workers’ Union is targeting John Holland in a new test case alleging the construction giant prevented union officials from testing the levels of dangerous silica dust at its WestConnex tunnel project in Sydney.

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DRA Global can’t suppress ‘scandalous’ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
Employment 2023-05-22 5:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO’s lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause “serious reputational and commercial harm” if published.

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NAB flags attack on landmark union case alleging ‘systemic, deliberate understaffing’
Financial Services 2023-05-19 11:49 pm By Gareth Baker

The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to work unreasonable unpaid hours for years. 

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