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Employers can be on hook for psychiatric injury damages: High Court
Employment 2024-12-11 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

In a landmark ruling, the High Court has recognised the availability of damages for psychiatric injury caused by an employer’s negligent dismissal process, restoring a $1.4 million award to a former non-profit employee. 

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Funder’s cut in NT stolen wages class action should be capped, court told
Class Actions 2024-12-11 3:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The Commonwealth says funder LLS should not be allowed a 20 per cent cut of a stolen wages class action settlement of up to $202 million, arguing it could produce an “excessive deduction”.

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Lawyer for Super Retail execs questioned by judge on settlement silence
Employment 2024-12-11 5:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge on Wednesday questioned a solicitor acting for two axed Super Retail executives on his silence about an alleged settlement his clients are seeking to enforce.

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Super Retail can’t back out of ‘solicitor’s handshake’ with former execs, court told
Employment 2024-12-10 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Super Retail is bound by a settlement with two former executives who claim they were axed after complaints about its CEO’s undisclosed relationship with a former HR officer, a court has heard.

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Collingwood settles dismissal case against First Nations head of strategy
Employment 2024-12-09 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Collingwood has reached a settlement with its previous head of First Nations strategy in a case alleging unfair dismissal following complaints about CEO Craig Kelly.

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University of Melbourne to backpay $72M to underpaid staff
Employment 2024-12-09 5:07 pm By Andy Sidler

The University of Melbourne will backpay $72 million to 25,000 academics who were paid on a ‘words-per-hour’ or ‘time-per-student’ basis, a practice it now acknowledges was unlawful.

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Court finds insurer does not have to cover underpayment claims
Insurance 2024-12-09 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found insurer Lloyds of London does not have to indemnify real estate agent Attree for underpayment claims by employees.

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NRMA faces whistleblower case by former in-house lawyer
Employment 2024-12-05 5:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer NRMA faces a Fair Work case by a former in-house lawyer who alleges she was dismissed after making a whistleblower complaint.

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Ten resolves reporter’s case over ‘sexually hostile’ workplace
Media 2024-12-05 5:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ten has resolved a case by former journalist Tegan George that alleged the network’s Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive”.

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Dentons says former partner’s equity prospects curtailed by own conduct
Employment 2024-12-03 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Dentons property partner claims he lost the opportunity for promotion when he was forced to resign, but the firm argues his own misconduct put paid to his prospects of joining the equity ranks.

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