Mia Pantechis

The BoM has spectacularly bombed. Congrats to ⁦@MiaPantechis⁩ who led the legal team against BOM. smh.com.au/environment/we…

Maurice Blackburn is assisting a number of women in the television industry to pursue claims of sexual harassment and unlawful discrimination. If you have information that could assist our clients, or if you wish to get advice about your own experience, please contact us.

‘No woman should face insecurity’: Netflix mat leave case. My client’s Federal Court fight against Netflix. theaustralian.com.au/business/legal…

Imagine being told your pregnancy will “bankrupt the business”. Discrimination against pregnant workers, and those taking parental leave, is on the rise. Great reporting from @AmberMaySchultz smh.com.au/national/you-l…

What are the rules around workplace romance? What are the risks? Mia Pantechis, MB Principal in Employment law, spoke to the ABC's This Working Life with Lisa Leong: brnw.ch/21wJj0q

FTC non-compete ban likely to ‘embolden’ Albanese government. My take, along with the views of other employment law experts, in the AFR article below. afr.com/work-and-caree…

CLOSING THE GENDER PAY GAP - Arming Women with the tools to negotiate their pay. Conditions and employment contracts. FREE Online Only Member Event (Non-Members $20 each) Register on our website.

Today, the @fairwork_gov_au decided that personal care workers working in aged care will receive pay increases of up to 28.5%, depending on their classification. These pay increases have been awarded after a long and hard-fought battle led by the @HSUNational to ensure that aged care workers secure the pay rates they deserve. The decision seeks to rectify the gendered undervaluation of the workforce, which has been ignored for too long. Maurice Blackburn is deeply honoured to have partnered with the HSU to achieve this result. The historic pay increases will improve the standard of care in the sector, which is vitally important in ensuring that all Australians are afforded dignity in old age. #EmploymentLaw

I joined @damien_carrick to discuss our recent win and record damages award in a sexual harassment case, as well as the prevalence of victimisation toward complainants

A copy of the report can be accessed here: lnkd.in/gpuHg4nf

NDAs are not standard clauses. A dynamic discussion about the research revealed a need for better advocacy in negotiations, with further legal professional guidance being seen as necessary to shift the traditional mindset that NDAs are non-negotiable.

Last night I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the launch of the research report completed by Sharmilla Bargon and Regina Fetherstone - 'Let's talk about confidentiality: NDA use in sexual harassment settlements since the Respect@Work Report.'

It was an honour to share my experience with a wonderful audience, alongside Sharmilla Bargon, Amanda Lyras and @Raecooper1 . Thank you Maddison Connaughton for moderating the discussion.

It was also common ground that the positive duty to prevent sexual harassment promotes transparency and is likely to transform how organisations set their corporate policies around the use and negotiation of strict NDAs.

Exclusive: Plibersek intervenes after BoM executives lie to court thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environme… via @SatPaper

Proud to have worked with @pennyfparker to secure this result for our client.

Our client confronted a lengthy and hard-fought trial. These findings call into question the Commonwealth’s defence of this litigation and whether it has complied with its obligation to act as a model litigant.

A significant win for my client! Bureau of Meteorology executives slammed in federal court over ‘sham redundancy’ for Jasmine Chambers smh.com.au/national/court…

Very significant judgment - the largest-ever award of general damages for sexual harassment under the Sex Discrimination Act - $140k plus $40k for victimisation and 15k in aggravated damages (plus some economic loss) judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judg…