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‘You’re my pet’: Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston can’t dodge sexual harassment case
Employment 2022-02-11 10:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has largely lost his bid to throw out a sexual harassment and discrimination case by former staffer Wendy Leach.

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Judge has change of heart, will hold settlement hearing in Romeo’s class actions
Class Actions 2022-02-10 10:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge has reconsidered her plan to dispense with a hearing to weigh a $1.55 million settlement of two class actions that allege supermarket chain Romeo’s underpaid hundreds of workers at stores in NSW and South Australia.

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AMP hopeful of settlement in $35.5M poaching dispute
Employment 2022-02-10 9:25 pm By Sam Matthews

AMP has expressed optimism that it will be able to reach a settlement with DST Bluedoor in a $35.5 million lawsuit accusing it of poaching 11 DST employees after licensing the software company’s online platform.

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Circus Oz to face historical sex harassment claims by hula hooper
Employment 2022-02-10 9:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A former circus performer has won the right to bring historical sexual harassment and victimisation claims against Circus Oz and its chairman Nick Yates.

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High Court gives boost to gig economy, clarifies test for independent contractors
Employment 2022-02-09 7:34 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The High Court has bolstered the position of businesses hiring independent contractors with two rulings clarifying the importance of the contract in determing the status of workers.

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Labor promises to take fight over religious discrimination bill to the Senate
Employment 2022-02-09 10:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The Morrison government’s controversial religious discrimination bill passed after a marathon hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, despite being widely criticized for privileging religious rights and freedoms at the expense of others.

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‘The bar has been raised’: Westpac sacking over work drinks touching upheld
Employment 2022-02-08 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving Westpac manager who touched a colleague “in an intimate manner” at an after-work drinks, warning that such behaviour will be judged against higher standards than in the past.

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Holding Redlich poaches workplace relations head from Mills Oakley
Employment 2022-02-08 4:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Holding Redlich has scored leading workplace relations lawyer Andrew Klein to lead the firm’s workplace relations and safety practice at its newly established Canberra office, with a focus on government clients.

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Salter Brothers investment in advisory firm Hendry Group ‘worthless’, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-04 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Salter Brothers’ multmillion dollar investment in advisory firm Hendry Group is worthless, a court has been told in the fund manager’s case alleging it was the victim of miseleading representations.

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RMS Engineering settles workers’ class action over meal breaks
Class Actions 2022-02-04 3:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction has settled a class action alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and threatened those who complained about excessive hours.

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