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Employment class action against Airservices grounded after ‘fatal’ judgment
Adam Hochroth 2019-07-26 9:55 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action against the Federal Government’s Airservices has been dismissed after a “fatal” ruling that group members were not covered by enterprise agreements they argued had better terms than their own individually negotiated contracts.

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HWL Ebsworth in court to appeal $450,000 unfair dismissal judgment
Ashurst 2019-07-23 10:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm HWL Ebsworth is due in court Wednesday for a hearing in its challenge to a judgment awarding an expelled partner $450,000 in damages for his “irrational and wrong” dismissal.

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Blue Sky settles case against former directors over alleged raid on database
Agriculture 2019-07-22 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reached a confidential settlement of its case against three former directors and two investment firms over an alleged raid on the fund manager’s confidential database.

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Ex-Norton Rose lawyer can appeal privilege ruling over partner communications in feud with firm
Employment 2019-07-18 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A terminated Norton Rose Fulbright partner has won a bid to challenge a ruling in his dispute with the law firm that denied him access to communications between partners on the grounds that the documents were privileged.

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Celebrity chef George Calombaris back-pays $7.8 million to underpaid staff
Employment 2019-07-18 2:24 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Melbourne restaurant group founded by celebrity chef George Calombaris has back-paid $7.8 million to more than 500 workers, after a Fair Work investigation uncovered significant staff underpayments.

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CEO taken to court for allegedly paying nanny $2.33 an hour
Bartier Perry 2019-07-17 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CEO of a property development company faces enforcement action by the Fair Work Ombudsman for allegedly paying his nanny $2.33 an hour for over 100 hours of work a week.

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Norton Rose loses bid for summary dismissal of sex discrimination case
Employment 2019-07-15 2:21 pm By Amelia Birnie

A former Norton Rose Fulbright manager who accused employees of the global law firm of bullying her and suggesting “wives were supposed to stay in the kitchen” has narrowly avoided having her Fair Work claim struck out for being “vague, ambiguous and unintelligible”.

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IP, consumer challenge to union campaign could raise freedom of speech concerns, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-11 3:41 pm By Amelia Birnie

The NRMA’s bid to restrain the maritime union’s campaign over the safety and employment standards of Sydney’s fast ferry services on the grounds that it violates IP and consumer laws is set to be fast tracked after a judge noted the “significant” case could raise freedom of speech issues.

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NSW Health to face underpayment class action by junior medical officers
Adero Law 2019-07-11 2:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

NSW Health is facing a potential class action alleging it underpaid junior medical officers who were denied wages for unscheduled or non-rostered hours worked.

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Thousands of disabled workers share $109M class action settlement
Australian Government Solicitor 2019-07-11 2:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

Almost 7,000 disabled workers have been repaid $109 million in wages as part of a class action settlement distribution that has been called a “fitting end to an historic fight”.

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