Yesterday
ARN may demand Kyle Sandilands repay cash from doomed $100m deal
Kyle Sandilands’ barrister said there was no need for a royal commission into the 54-year-old’s career. Kiis FM owner ARN Media may want one.
This Month
Kiis wanted me to be ‘provocative’ then sacked me: Sandilands
Documents filed with the Federal Court detail the richest contract in broadcasting, and suggest ARN Media encouraged its former star’s “abrasive” behaviour.
Glencore moves to slash labour hire pay in defiance of Labor’s laws
The miner is attempting to reverse the effect of the government’s landmark ‘same job same pay’ laws by cutting pay by up to $36,000, which could set a precedent
KFC to fork out $29m over rest breaks
The settlement is the first to be reached from class actions over 10-minute breathers and could have ramifications for an even bigger case against McDonald’s.
ETU’s revenue jump help by property investing
It is unclear how making bank from selling a Sydney McMansion or adopting the father-son rule in senior appointments aligns with the union movement’s values.
Truckies’ bid to make companies pay more as fuel prices surge
The TWU has applied for urgent talks with retailers, gig platforms, port and resources companies, warning the oil shock could shut down road supply chains.
Surge in AI dismissal claims delays AI consultation review
The workplace umpire has been forced to delay a major case that could have brought forward employer consultation on artificial-intelligence-related job cuts due to a surge in its workload driven by AI-written unlawful dismissal claims.
Qantas draws line under pandemic credit scandal with $105m payment
The airline has agreed to pay compensation to potentially hundreds of thousands of travellers who had to wait more than three years to be given refunds.
New union battleground emerges in oil and gas
The ACTU wants to change “same job same pay” labour hire laws to capture the lucrative oil and gas sector ahead of a major test case.
James Packer’s Consolidated Press sued by former top lawyer
The long-running vehicle invests much of the billionaire businessman’s fortune, and is run by a family lieutenant Lawrence Myers, who is also being sued.
Union tries to sack its own lawyer for ‘faking timesheets’ while WFH
A Public Service Association lawyer is facing the sack for allegedly claiming pay for unworked hours while she worked remotely.
ACTU pushes Labor for a 35-hour week
In what it calls the first step towards a four-day week, the council wants the government to reduce full-time hours down with no loss of pay.
Jackie O declares: ‘I did not quit’ radio show
In a statement on Friday Jackie Henderson said she was “deeply saddened by the events of the past week” after her radio partnership with Kyle Sandilands ended.
Kyle and Jackie O’s radio rift was about more than star power
The pair’s two-decade run atop broadcasting with the most expensive show of its kind has come to a sudden and acrimonious end. We look inside the implosion.
‘Fool’s paradise’: Bosses say 5 weeks holidays will worsen inflation
Unions’ push for an extra week of leave risks a 2 per cent rise in inflation and could make the productivity crisis worse, employers and economists say.
ABC chief Hugh Marks offers $1000 cash to staff to avoid strike
The public broadcaster held an all-staff town hall on Wednesday where Hugh Marks made his pitch to seal a new pay deal.
Unions push Labor for at least five weeks annual leave for millions
The claim for five weeks’ holidays as a return on unpaid work hours is the first formal push of the union movement’s new legislative agenda.
Julian Morrow sues ABC over fixed-term contracts
One of the broadcaster’s star presenters is seeking fines against his employer for keeping him on fixed-term contracts for half a decade.
Bosses say they shouldn’t have to ask staff to work public holidays
The resources industry says it wants “common sense” changes to national employment standards, which it argues no longer reflect the reality of work.
Former Kelly+Partners executive resigned over ‘fear for his safety’
The accounting firm’s one-time chief operating officer alleges in the Federal Court that the company’s founder bullied him so badly he was hospitalised.
