Antoinette Lattouf’s legal team has proposed a settlement offer in the dispute over her termination.
Compensation of $85,000, a public apology and reinstatement as a fill-in radio presenter are the three items on Antoinette Lattouf’s wish list from the ABC, should the national broadcaster want to avoid a costly trial in the Federal Court.
The message from ABC chief content officer Chris Oliver-Taylor confirming Lattouf would be stood down.“The offer is modest and is made on an open basis. It is a compromise on what our client could be awarded at trial if she is successful, particularly having regard to any penalties that may be imposed,” the letter, seen by this masthead, said.
Lattouf’s team is holding the line on their accusation the ABC breached its disciplinary policies in its enterprise agreement by sacking her for reposting a Human Rights Watch post in December while presenting theThe ABC rejects this and says she was not sanctioned as a result of the post. Lattouf’s team says the ABC’s various positions “are contradictory and lacking in credibility”.
The saga began when the ABC sacked Lattouf three days into a five-day contract as a stand-in presenter on ABC Radio Sydney. She is asking to be re-employed and allocated shifts with equivalent airtime and reach as her previous role.The $85,000 sum, her lawyers say, would compensate her for economic loss and the hurt, humiliation and distress caused by the termination.
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