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UNSW accused of firing professor who complained of sex discrimination
Article 2021-03-24 9:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The University of New South Wales has been taken to court by a former tenured professor who alleges she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination against female academics, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.

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Qantas denies age discrimination claims by senior pilot
Employment 2021-03-24 12:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qantas has hit back at a lawsuit by a 64-year-old long haul pilot that has flown with the airline for 40 years accusing it of age discrimination for only providing voluntary redundancy to employees under 63 years old.

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‘Threats and coercive conduct’: Class action accuses RMS Engineering of denying staff meal breaks
Class Actions 2021-03-22 11:07 am By Miklos Bolza

Queensland-based RMS Construction and Engineering has been accused of refusing to allow staff to take meal breaks, threatening those who complained about excessive hours, and improperly altering timesheets in a new class action filed on behalf of disgruntled employees.

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Qantas dispute with exec that jumped ship to Virgin to be heard in Singapore
Employment 2021-03-19 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ruled a legal stoush between Qantas and former executive Nick Rohrlach over his defection to competitor Virgin Australia should be heard in Singapore because it falls under an exclusive jurisdiction clause in his employment agreement.

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Senate passes watered down IR Omnibus Bill
Employment 2021-03-18 6:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

In the face of significant crossbench opposition, the Morrison government has pushed through a gutted IR Omnibus Bill that scraps all but one of the five major employment reforms proposed.

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Hendry Group says ex-CEO ousted because of ‘serious concerns’, not sex discrimination complaints
Colette Mintz 2021-03-17 4:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Business consultancy Hendry Group has told a court there was “no possible causal connection” between sex discrimination complaints brought by a former CEO and her suspension, saying that the company showed her the door because of “genuine and serious concerns” about her conduct.

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Christian Porter won’t oversee Federal Court matters after suing ABC for defamation
Employment 2021-03-16 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

When he returns from leave, Attorney-General Christian Porter will relinquish any duties relating to the Federal Court, where he filed a defamation lawsuit against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan on Monday, in order to avoid any conflicts of interest.

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‘Both of you don’t look that great’: Judge criticises parties in dispute over Qantas exec’s defection to Virgin
Employment 2021-03-16 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the “clearly strategic” moves by Qantas and former senior executive Nick Rohrlach in their fight over whose lawsuit should resolve a dispute about the terms of his defection to competitor Virgin Australia.

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Junior doctors in Victoria launch class action over unpaid overtime
Class Actions 2021-03-16 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has been hit with a class action brought by junior doctors who claim they were deliberately unpaid despite working a significant amount of overtime each week.

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Woolworths can include details of ‘no cost’ pay review in class action notice
Adero Law 2021-03-12 5:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has allowed Woolworths to include details of its internal pay review processes in an opt out notice to be sent to disgruntled current and former employees who have launched a class action against the supermarket giant.

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