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No legal protection for emails in Shane Heal’s case against Sydney Flames
Employment 2023-06-26 4:17 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
Emails exchanged during a bullying investigation into former basketball great Shane Heal must be shared, a judge has found, as the Sydney Flames coach battles to protect his reputation and his employment with the WNBL club. 
Sydney Flames wins fast-tracked hearing in Shane Heal’s adverse action suit
Bilal Rauf 2023-02-15 4:28 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
The Sydney Flames has secured an expedited hearing in a Fair Work case filed by basketball great and former head coach Shane Heal.
Employsure suffers partial loss in appeal by defecting employees
Employment 2022-10-11 5:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has suffered a partial defeat in appeals brought by rival ELMO Software and two former employees seeking to jump ship to a competitor.
Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston settles sexual harassment claims by staffer
Article 2022-05-03 4:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has resolved court proceedings brought by a former staffer Wendy Leach accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.
‘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 Melbourne
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.
Deloitte settles partner’s age discrimination lawsuit
Accounting 2021-06-24 5:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Deloitte has agreed to settle a $3.8 million lawsuit brought by a partner that challenged the accounting firm's mandatory retirement policy.
Deloitte can’t shield retirement talk docs in $3.8M age discrimination suit
Accounting 2021-04-27 1:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
Deloitte has failed to set aside a request for documents recording talks with partners about retirement after they turned 62, in a closely watched age discrimination lawsuit challenging the accounting firm’s mandatory retirement policy.
Deloitte wants to keep lid on retirement talks in $3.8M age discrimination lawsuit
Accounting 2021-04-07 5:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Deloitte is seeking to set aside a subpoena for documents recording chats with partners about retirement after they turned 62, in a closely watched age discrimination lawsuit challenging the accounting firm's mandatory retirement policy.
Judge tosses One Nation staffer’s claims against gov’t in Brian Burston sexual harassment case
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-03-05 5:39 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne
A judge has dismissed claims brought by a former One Nation staffer against the federal government accusing it of being liable for former senator Brian Burston's alleged sexual harassment, finding that the terms of her unfair dismissal settlement barred her from bringing sexual harassment allegations againt the Commonwealth.
Partner in age discrimination suit says Deloitte acting like he’s out the door
Accounting 2021-03-01 6:28 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A partner who hit Deloitte with a $3.8 million age discrimination lawsuit says the accounting giant has been treating him as an "inactive partner" who is on the verge of retiring, including by failing to conduct a performance assessment for the 2021 financial year.