MP Rebekha Sharkie accused of ‘bullying’ former staffer in Fair Work case

Electorate office staffer argues in court that Centre Alliance MP took adverse action' by changing her work hours

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An electorate office staffer of Rebekha Sharkie has launched a Fair Work case against the Centre Alliance MP, alleging a course of bullying behaviour" left her unable to work since December 2022.

The case, commenced in the federal circuit court on Monday, argues that the finance department and Sharkie took adverse action" against her by changing her hours in July 2022 as a result of Anthony Albanese's decision to reduce crossbenchers' staffing allocation.

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