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Former Australian cricket captain may take stand in harassment case over lewd texts
A court has heard that Cricket Tasmania may call former Australian test captain Tim Paine to give evidence in the witness box at a trial in a sexual harassament case by former receptionist Renee Ferguson against cricket players and senior managers.
High Court judges to undergo yearly training in sexual harassment
The High Court's judges will undergo annual group training in harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace following the findings of an investigation of former justice Dyson Heydon, who was found to have sexually harassed six of his associates.
Qantas unfairly fired safety instructor who stared at employee’s chest, FWC finds
A Qantas safety instructor who was fired for allegedly staring at a female employee's chest during a training session will get his job back after the Fair Work Commission found the dismissal was unfair because it was based on unsubstantiated allegations.
Law firm must pay former high earner ‘fruits of his victory’ pending appeal
A Melbourne law firm has lost its bid to delay payment of a $184,000 judgment to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Private business club CUB accuses manager of stealing member info to launch rival
The Club of United Business -- a private members club catering to entrepreneurs -- has sued a former membership manager who allegedly used confidential information about clients in order to set up a competing professional networking business.
EX-ANZ money markets head says he was fired after complaining about sexual harassment, APRA reporting
The former head of money markets at the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group has sued his former employer claiming he was sacked for making complaints about sexual harassment by senior managers at the bank and false reporting to the prudential regulator.
Union planning to upsize rest break cases against McDonald’s
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association has flagged its intent to bring further cases against various McDonald’s franchisees, alongside eleven claims it has brought to date over alleged failures to give workers paid 10-minute breaks.
Corestaff group members would get less than half of $6.4M settlement if funder seeks 35% cut
Group members in a class action by Papua New Guinea workers against labour hire firm CoreStaff would get less than half of a $6.4 million settlement if the funder that backed the case seeks a common funder order for a 35 per cent commission.
Judge’s ‘blood boils’ over lack of cooperation in Domino’s class action
A judge has censured Domino’s Pizza and the lead applicant in an underpayments class action, saying their lack of cooperation made his “blood boil”.
Ten to face sex discrimination claims in journalist’s harassment lawsuit
Journalist Tegan George will add sex discrimination claims against Network Ten to her lawsuit that alleges harassment and bullying by political journalist Peter van Onselen.