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No grounds for sin-binning "gaslighting" lawyer: Court

A court has found no basis for sidelining a lawyer accused of gaslighting a former Workpac employee who claims she lost her placement at Rio Tinto for reporting a colleague's s-xual assault, when her duties involved addressing findings from a s-xual harassment inquiry and a report by former S-x Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.


"Materially involved" question jeopardises $1.5M payout

A Federal Court judge has cast doubt over a manager's $1.5 million adverse action payout in a ruling highlighting the difficulty in establishing who in large corporations ultimately makes the decision to dismiss an employee.


Rail unions seeking to fast-track strike ballots

Rail unions are urgently seeking renewed authorisation for festive season protected action at Sydney Trains and NSW Trains, after the Federal Court last night acceded to the employers' bid to temporarily declare unlawful bans to take effect this morning.


Sacked "whistleblower" HR manager accuses Slaters of retaliation

A Slater and Gordon HR chief sacked for allegedly misleading its board about underpaid leave entitlements of more than $300,000 is accusing it in a Federal Court adverse action case of retaliating in response to "whistleblower" disclosures.


Deputy PM's staffer loses patience after 200 days

Deputy PM Richard Marles' chief of staff today called for changes to practices used by the new Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, as she launched an adverse action claim against him and the PM's chief of staff over alleged bullying and victimisation within her workplace.


"Smoke and mirrors" approach as Tabcorp sacks leader: FWC

ASX-listed gaming giant Tabcorp "blindsided" former chief executive Adam Rytenskild with allegations of making an "inappropriate and offensive comment" about the female leader of a gambling regulator and then forced him to resign, the FWC has found.


Lawyers' "high stakes" advice put client's job at risk: FWC

A FWC presidential has found himself "astounded" by advice from a worker's lawyers, who "appear to have advised or allowed her to engage in a very high stakes game" by presenting her employer with an ultimatum that threatened her employment and resulted in her dismissal.


Wholesale "cut and paste" of party's submissions warrants retrial

A federal court full bench has remitted a case for retrial after a judge facing impending retirement reproduced "significant" portions of a worker's submissions without attribution in an adverse action case and failed to "bring an independent mind" to his determination.


Costs fixed for teacher claiming s-x, pregnancy discrimination

The former acting principal of a Sydney Islamic school has won a court order fixing costs at $40,000 as she pursues its leadership for allegedly subjecting her to s-x, racial and pregnancy discrimination, including by telling her she should stay home and look after her children.


Court suppresses GP case documents until mediation

The Federal Court has suppressed a Channel Seven producer's statement of claim and other documents lodged in connection with her general protections claim, saying that releasing details of alleged workplace behaviours would reduce the chances of achieving a mediated outcome by taking a "bargaining chip" off the table.


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