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Peter van Onselen worried Ten would ‘hang him out to dry’ in sex discrimination suit, court told
Andrew Gotting 2023-06-29 9:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ex-Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told a judge he was worried when he signed a disputed non-disparagement agreement that the broadcaster would “hang him out to dry” in a sex discrimination lawsuit by a former reporter.

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Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
Appeals 2023-06-26 10:05 pm By Gareth Baker

The Full Court has held a Sydney Trains driver who worked the morning after blowing over four times the legal limit is entitled to a rehearing, finding the Fair Work Commission failed to properly consider a section of its own founding legislation. 

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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

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. 

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Settlement in FIFO class action against Thiess wins approval
Article 2023-06-26 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has signed off on a settlement in a six-year-old class action against mining services company Thiess by fly-in fly-out workers recruited for construction of a Woodside Energy LNG plant in WA’s Pilbara region.

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The Reject Shop flags early attacks on underpayments class action
Adero Law 2023-06-26 12:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has foreshadowed two challenges to an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not covered by the general retail award and that their allegations have to be run individually. 

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Crown backpays $1.2M to employees wrongly classified as award-free
Crown Resorts 2023-06-23 4:36 pm By Gareth Baker

Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to backpay employees more than $1.2 million, after the company notified the Fair Work Ombudsman that it had underpaid workers at its Melbourne and Perth locations for almost six years. 

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Human rights lawyers can intervene in ATO whistleblower case
Appeals 2023-06-22 4:27 pm By Gareth Baker

The Human Rights Law Centre has been given the go ahead to intervene as amicus curiae in the case of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, after a March ruling that the former debt collection officer could not rely on statutory whistleblower protections

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Useless to continue $400M underpayments class action against Tandem, judge says
Brendan Avallone 2023-06-19 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved the discontinuance of an underpayments class action against Tandem, saying it would be “inutile” to press forward with the case after the telco contractor entered administration.

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Law firm Harmers wins strike-out bid in negligence suit by solicitor
Associate Justice Michael Elkaim 2023-06-15 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Harmers Workplace Lawyers has won its bid to strike out a statement of claim by a client and lawyer who is suing the firm for negligent advice, but a court has given the solicitor a chance to replead his case.

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Settlement in class action against CIMIC unit wins approval
Class Actions 2023-06-13 4:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $438,000 settlement in a class action accusing a unit of engineering company CIMIC of underpaying casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers has won court approval.

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