DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT – AUSTRALIA

Blind lawyer sues Maurice Blackburn

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Original article by Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 4-Jan-17

Lawyer Louisa Young has accused law firm Maurice Blackburn of discriminating against her because of her blindness. The documents lodged with the Federal Circuit Court allegedly show that Young was effectively demoted. Young says she was informed at a meeting in August 2016 that her duties had to be changed due to her disability. Young’s employment at Maurice Blackburn was terminated in December 2016.

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MAURICE BLACKBURN PTY LTD, FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Leaders call for gender balance

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Original article by Fiona Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 2-Sep-15

New South Wales Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian complains that there are too few women in business. She told a Women in Banking event in Sydney on 1 September 2015 that she insists on other women being present when she is invited to business events but this condition is not always observed by event organisers. Mirvac board director Sam Mostyn said diversity in business has a positive impact on the quality of decision-making.

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY. OFFICE OF STATE REVENUE, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, MALE CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ENVATO PTY LTD, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

NAB faces $4.3m harassment suit

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Original article by Leo Shanahan
The Australian – Page: 17 : 24-Sep-14

National Australia Bank has declined to comment on a pending claim for damages by a former executive of its JBWere wealth management business. Antonia Thornton alleges in her statement of claim that she was subject to discrimination and harassment after revealing in 2009 that she was pregnant. Thornton also alleges that she was effectively forced to resign, as the discrimination continued after she returned from maternity leave

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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, JBWERE LIMITED, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Women face gender pay gap of 18.2 per cent

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Original article by Alana Schetzer
The Age – Page: 2 : 5-Sep-14

Industrial segregation and "unconscious bias" have been blamed for a pay gap between men and women. Helen Conway, the head of the Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency, says the gap still exists because women are under-represented in management, and over-represented in lower-paid positions. Men’s average ordinary full-time weekly earnings are significantly higher than women’s, at $A1,559.10 versus $A1,275.90

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AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, GRADUATE CAREERS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS