Senator Jacqui Lambie has lost a wrongful dismissal brought by a member of her staff. Lambie revealed the matter under parliamentary privilege in the Senate.
The opposition has accused the union of “taking the public for a ride” by threatening a go-slow.
Lambie told the Senate a member of her staff regularly turned up late,and once painted their nails at work,then resigned and sued.
Hundreds of young women were allegedly asked to work before and after their rostered hours,denied bathroom breaks and told to do piercings in store with just two hours’ training.
The move came hours before Fair Work began hearing the Minns government’s case for protected industrial action to be terminated or suspended.
A counter-offer from rail unions has failed to achieve a breakthrough in the long-running industrial dispute.
The move comes two days before the NSW government’s case to have the unions’ industrial action terminated is due to be heard.
About 10 passengers were onboard at the time,but the incident adds to the woes for the train network and commuters who have endured thousands of delays and cancellations.
With little sign of a circuit breaker,Sydney commuters are staring down the barrel of weeks – and possibly months – of disruptions.
The ramping up of industrial action will result in trains travelling at slower speeds on sections of the rail network.