The federal government is seeking feedback on its proposed ban on non-compete clauses for those earning salaries under the high-income threshold and restraints of trade in employment agreements.
A court has heard Sydney Trains has had “fruitful” discussions with the Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union in a dispute over claims the train operator docked the pay of drivers who took part in protected industrial action.
Seek has agreed to maintain Employment Hero’s access to its programming platform pending the outcome of the start-up’s court action, which accuses the job listings giant of misusing its market dominance.
Ord Minnett has resolved a suit by a former exec claiming he was sacked for complaining about a $110,000 pay cut imposed after ASIC slapped the wealth management firm with a $880,000 penalty for breaching market integrity rules.
Law firm Holding Redlich has bolstered its workplace and safety practice with the appointment of two senior lawyers from Moray & Agnew.
HR company Employment Hero has launched legal action against investor and rival Seek, alleging the hiring giant has breached competition laws by terminating access to its API.
A judge has tossed an application for a contempt hearing against in-house lawyers, editors and journalists at Nine who allegedly breached suppression orders in a former ABC radio host’s unfair dismissal case.
The Finance Sector Union has taken Commonwealth Bank to the Fair Work Commission over the alleged “sham redundancy” of over 100 positions it says are being offshored to India in breach of an enterprise agreement.
Bellamy’s Organic has resolved a suit by its former CEO alleging the baby food producer discriminated against her by offering a salary that was one-third of what her male predecessor earned.
A court has knocked back online merchandise importer New Aim’s trade secrets case against a former employee who gave the contact details of the company’s suppliers, stored on his personal phone, to a competitor after jumping ship.