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Ex-Orix boss appeals ruling allowing fleet company set-off defence
Employment 2022-08-18 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The sacked boss of fleet management Orix Australia, who is seeking $1 million in unpaid leave, wants to challenge a decision allowing the company’s defence that anything it owes is set off by the losses the former CEO allegedly caused.

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FWC throws out finding that Deliveroo driver an employee
Employment 2022-08-17 3:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has begrudgingly overturned a ruling that found a Deliveroo driver who was axed for not working fast enough was an employee, saying a recent High Court judgment required it to “close our eyes” to the reality of gig economy work.

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Hawthorn accused of ‘heartless’ treatment of account exec after panic attack
Employment 2022-08-15 1:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Hawthorn Football Club faces a lawsuit brought by a former account executive who alleges she was forced to resign after being sidelined since a workplace panic attack.

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McDonald’s faces new rest break action by 250,000 workers
Employment 2022-08-12 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The union representing McDonald’s workers has lodged a new case against the fast food giant over unpaid rest breaks for more than 250,000 current and former staff across the country.

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Melbourne University taken to court for adverse action against casual academics
Employment 2022-08-11 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken the University of Melbourne to court, alleging it took adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them from claiming payment for work performed outside of their contracted hours.

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‘You’re such a feminist’: Ambulance Victoria sued for sex discrimination
Employment 2022-08-08 4:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Ambulance Victoria is being sued by a former executive who claims she was not treated the same as her male colleagues and was subject to “disrespectful, undermining” conduct from senior colleagues.

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Barristers’ clerk was not axed for working from home, court told
Employment 2022-08-03 2:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne-based clerking service has denied that it fired a clerk because she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent from work due to COVID-19 complications.

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Ex-Amobee boss who hid affair with underling can sue for disability discrimination by association
Human Rights 2022-08-03 5:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A former managing director of adtech company Amobee can proceed with a complaint of disability discrimination by association, after he was fired for failing to disclose a relationship with an employee who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after a sexual assault by a senior executive.

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CFMMEU hit with maximum penalty after alleged homophobic slurs
Employment 2022-07-29 5:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The CFMMEU and two of its officials have been hit with the maximum penalty for allegedly breaching right of entry rules and calling a safety advisor “disgusting homophobic slurs” at a worksite on the $5.4 billion Queensland Cross River Rail project.

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Partner in Lendlease tax ‘dodge’ suit says whistleblower protections apply
Employment 2022-07-28 1:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Greenwoods & Freehills partner will argue he is entitled to whistleblower protection in his lawsuit against the tax advisory firm and Lendlease, alleging he was forced to leave after refusing to put his name to a tax return and making protected disclosures.

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