Left-wing activist Sally Rugg has taken Monique Ryan to court over allegations the teal MP sacked her after she refused to work additional “unreasonable” hours.
Ms Rugg filed her application against both Dr Ryan and the Commonwealth government last Wednesday alleging a breach of “general protections” under the Fair Work Act.
They argue Ms Rugg “exercised a workplace right” to refuse additional work hours which were deemed “unreasonable”. Ms Rugg claimed Dr Ryan tried to sack her after refusing to work additional"unreasonable" hours. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
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