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Burger chain owes $1.1M in worker underpayments
Employment 2019-12-06 2:18 pm By

Burger chain MOS Burger Australia has paid $1.12 million in outstanding wages owed to former workers, following an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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Israel Folau settles dispute with Rugby Australia over dismissal 
Adam Hochroth 2019-12-04 10:07 pm By

Former Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has settled his lawsuit against Rugby Australia and NSW Rugby alleging his $5.7 million contract was unfairly terminated over homophobic social media posts.

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AMP group exec says bullying claims by former GC were news to her
AMP 2019-12-04 5:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

AMP’s group executive says she was never told of bullying claims made against her by former general counsel Larissa Cook until the lawyer filed a $2.7 million lawsuit alleging “hostile, aggressive and intimidating behaviour” in response to complaints she made about AMP’s fees for no service conduct.

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Domino’s attacks class action, says franchisee representations were opinion not fact
Class Actions 2019-12-03 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fast food giant Domino’s has denied allegations that it violated consumer law with the representations it made to franchisees about the agreements its workers were covered under, saying it was only giving franchisees its opinion.

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Class action says Woolworths owes $620M in underpayments
Adero Law 2019-12-02 11:47 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Woolworths is facing a class action alleging it underpaid workers to the tune of $620 million, more than double what the supermarket giant estimated when it disclosed the underpayments scandal last month.

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Israel Folau ups damages claim against Rugby Australia to $14M
Adam Hochroth 2019-11-27 9:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former Wallabies player Israel Folau, who was sacked over homophobic social media posts, has increased the damages he is seeking in his unfair dismissal case against Rugby Australia, calling for $14 million in compensation as “Australia’s best player”.

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‘We will work on that’: Sexual harassment suit says ex-councillor persisted with advances despite complaint
Clayton Utz 2019-11-27 11:23 am By Miklos Bolza

A local businessman and former local council member behind a dramatic change in Victoria’s trading hour laws has been sued for sexual harassment by a former employee who alleges he continued to contact her even after she expressed discomfort with him trying to touch her, allegedly telling her “we will work on that”.

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Judge quashes watchdog’s decision to probe AWU over GetUp! donations
Ashurst 2019-11-26 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

An investigation into donations made to activist group GetUp! by the Australian Workers’ Union more than a decade ago has been closed down by a judge, who has also ordered the return of documents seized in high-profile raids of the union’s offices.

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Judge to look at legal costs in stolen wages class action
Andrew Crowe 2019-11-22 10:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A hearing for approval of a $190 million settlement in a historic class action over unpaid wages to thousands of Indigenous workers has been adjourned to next month after a judge appointed a referee to scrutinise the fees charged by the law firm behind the case.

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HWL Ebsworth says it axed partner for lying about printouts
Acting Justice Reginald Barrett 2019-11-21 9:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

HWL Ebsworth claims it was justified in firing a former partner for being dishonest about why he printed out confidential material, as the firm challenges a $450,000 unfair dismissal judgment.

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