Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan could have settled their case for less than $300,000. Instead,it is headed for a fiercely contested trial in the Federal Court.
Rugg was seeking to return to her job as the MP’s chief of staff as they prepared for a broader legal fight,a situation the court said would not be tolerable or productive.
The independent MP mocked the opposition leader about his prospect of becoming prime minister as she and other independents renewed calls for more staffers.
Sally Rugg and MP Monique Ryan may yet reach a settlement separate from the Commonwealth,an option that could avert a trial.
Sally Rugg didn’t understand the woman whose political prospects she had agreed to promote;Monique Ryan thought she was getting something she wasn’t.
A rancorous court case between independent MP Dr Monique Ryan and her chief of staff,Sally Rugg,is being billed as a catalyst to radically change the workplace culture in Australian politics.
Social activist Sally Rugg will accuse her boss Dr Monique Ryan,of “serious contraventions” of workplace law when they return to court on Friday. The MP rejects the allegations and says she will defend the claim.
The high-profile legal dispute over the working hours of political staffer Sally Rugg puts the spotlight on issues dear to both parties.
Social activist Sally Rugg and her boss,independent MP Monique Ryan,will continue efforts to settle their high-profile court case over parliamentary working hours.
Kooyong MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff Sally Rugg are bracing for the release of potentially damaging material when their dispute returns to the Federal Court on Friday.
Working long hours and sacrificing family and social time for the job is considered a badge of honour,rather than a big red flag. It’s time that thinking changed.