As a fairly seasoned traveller, I always believed that I was above jet lag. As long as I wasn’t continually checking the local time of my previous location, or whingeing about what hour of the night my body clock was on, I was fine. I was flexible. I could timeContinue Reading
Warning: Distressing content It began as a regular nightclub encounter. They caught each other’s eyes through their friends on the dancefloor and moved together to the music, sharing the occasional kiss. But a jury found that just moments after their flirtatious and consensual exchange, Aref Pandamooz pulled the confused youngContinue Reading
All 70 employees at a plumbing firm have lost their jobs on the spot due to the company going into liquidation after the director paid himself a handsome salary in the months leading up to the collapse. News.com.au can reveal that on March 27, C & S Plumbing Pty LtdContinue Reading
Sacked staff from a collapsed limo company have been left wondering what went wrong as many of its clients were multi-millionaires and billionaires with no shortage of cash. On Tuesday, news.com.au reported that Brunel Chauffeur Drive and Limousines Pty Ltd and three other related entities had gone into liquidation, withContinue Reading
A handful of employees at a major limo service have been left reeling by the company’s collapse, which has left them $4.14 million out of pocket. News.com.au can reveal that on July 13, Brunel Chauffeur Drive and Limousines Pty Ltd went into liquidation. Michael Hogan and Christian Sprowles of insolvencyContinue Reading
A heated confrontation has unfolded at a Bunnings store in Melbourne, leaving onlookers startled. The incident showed an agitated man directing a barrage of abuse towards a staff member who he claimed had shouted at his wife. The video footage, shared on social media site TikTok, showed a man, donningContinue Reading
A man who worked as the director of swimming at the prestigious Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane has been charged with offences related to child grooming. Benjamin James David Allen, aged 33, has been charged with one count of grooming child under 16 years or parent or carer ofContinue Reading
Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn advise about what your boss can force on you when it comes to your workload. Question: My boss called me intoContinue Reading
An attempt by the National Australia Bank to override the union’s opposition to a new wage deal by putting a vote directly to staff has failed, with employees shooting down the proposal. Thousands of bank employees had previously threatened to strike over the “meagre” pay offer, the Finance Sector UnionContinue Reading