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Sacked Qantas flight attendant loses appeal over Manhattan martini drinking spree
Ashurst 2019-03-06 9:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Qantas flight attendant who was sacked after getting drunk on peach martinis at a bar while off duty in Manhattan has lost an appeal of a finding that the airline had valid reasons for dismissing him.

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ABC paid Michelle Guthrie $730,000 to settle unfair dismissal case
Ashurst 2019-03-06 4:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ABC paid ousted managing managing director Michelle Guthrie $730,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging unfair dismissal.

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Building cop gets lumped with more costs for ‘Cup of Tea’ case against CFMMEU
Construction 2019-03-05 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has been served another costs order after losing a case it brought against a pair of CFMMEU officials who visited a construction site at Melbourne Airport to have a cup of tea with a worker.

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CFMMEU abused safety officer at Qube work site, ABCC says in new action
Construction 2019-03-04 7:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has brought a new lawsuit against the CFMMEU, alleging the union organised unlawful industrial action and verbally abused a health and safety advisor at a Queensland building site.

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Travelex faces $1.3M lawsuit by former managing director
Article 2019-03-04 4:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former managing director at global foreign exchange giant Travelex has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, seeking over $1.3 million in compensation and damages.

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Shark Tank fashion start-up fined $329k for underpaying workers
Employment 2019-03-01 10:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Her Fashion Box has been hit with a $329,133 fine for underpaying three workers, including a graphic designer who worked as an unpaid intern for the fashion start-up for six months.

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ABC settles Michelle Guthrie’s unfair dismissal case
Ashurst 2019-03-01 9:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ABC has reached a settlement with ousted managing director Michelle Guthrie in her suit accusing the national broadcaster of unfairly sacking her.

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Piper Alderman heads to mediation in dispute with female partner accused of bullying
Business of Law 2019-03-01 9:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior female partner at Piper Alderman will go into mediation this week with representatives of the firm’s partnership to try to resolve her sex discrimination lawsuit, which alleges a group of equity partners have used baseless complaints of bullying to try to push her out.

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Unions call for changes to workplace sexual harassment laws
Employment 2019-02-28 10:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group of more than 100 organisations, including unions, lawyers and health groups, is calling for an overhaul to the workplace sexual harassment laws to address the alarming prevalence of harassment in Australian workplaces.

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Explicit Snapchat pic sent to co-worker validates sacking, FWC finds
Employment 2019-02-28 3:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

Sydney Trains was justified in its dismissal of a train guard who claimed he sent an explicit Snapchat picture of his genitalia to a colleague in an “honest mistake,” the Fair Work Commission has found.

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