Sally Rugg’s bid to keep working for Monique Ryan dismissed by federal court

Judge says it would likely not be ‘tolerable’ for pair to work together until the beginning of Fair Work dismissal case

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Sally Rugg has failed in her bid to keep her job as a staffer for independent MP Monique Ryan pending the full trial of her Fair Work case alleging she was sacked for refusing “unreasonable” additional hours.

The federal court’s Justice Debra Mortimer dismissed Rugg’s application to prevent the commonwealth giving effect to the termination of her employment, meaning she ceased being employed on Tuesday morning.

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