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Court strikes out pilot’s claims that Qantas workplace was ‘hostile to women’
Ashurst 2023-08-16 9:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

Qantas has succeeded in attacking claims that it created a workplace that was “hostile to women”, leveled in a former female pilot’s sex discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit.

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PwC accountant with bipolar disorder can’t bring disability discrimination claim
Ashurst 2020-09-21 4:49 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

A former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee has lost his bid to bring a discrimination claim against the accounting firm, with a judge finding he didn’t have direct evidence that he was discriminated against because of his bipolar disorder.

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Ex-Qantas worker tries again to bring discrimination case against Maurice Blackburn
Andrew Smorchevsky 2020-08-18 12:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A former Qantas customer service manager has appealed a ruling blocking her from pursuing a disability discrimination case against Maurice Blackburn alleging the law firm put pressure on her to settle her workers compensation case against the airline.

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Maurice Blackburn escapes discrimination case by former client
Andrew Smorchevsky 2020-07-31 10:01 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge has shut down a former Qantas customer service manager’s bid to pursue a disability discrimination case against Maurice Blackburn alleging the law firm put pressure on her to settle her workers compensation case against the airline.

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Law firm accused of pressuring ex-Qantas employee to settle workers comp claim
Andrew Smorchevsky 2020-05-01 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A former customer service manager for Qantas who claims to suffer from severe depression and anxiety has brought allegations of disability discrimination against Maurice Blackburn, claiming the law firm put pressure on her to settle her workers compensation case against the airline.

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