ABC union staff have called on management to stop racking up costs on a high-profile dismissal case against Antoinette Lattouf.
Pressure is mounting on the ABC to end its legal stoush with Antoinette Lattouf, with unionised staff issuing a renewed push for the broadcaster drop its costly defence and settle with the sacked stand-in radio host.and put forward an undisclosed counteroffer of its own.
“Arguing Ms Lattouf was not sacked, and then rejecting a modest early settlement offer does not look to us like model litigant behaviour and runs the risk of compounding costs, which will reduce operational and staff budgets,” the house committee said. Lattouf’s team has argued the ABC breached its disciplinary policies in its enterprise agreement by sacking her for reposting a Human Rights Watch post in December while presenting the Mornings show on ABC Radio Sydney for five days. The ABC says she was not sanctioned as a result of the post. In June, the Fair Work Commission found Lattouf had been sacked by the ABC.
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