It would be “wholly unreasonable” to order independent MP Monique Ryan to continue working with the staffer who is suing her, a judge has said.
Sally Rugg had applied for an urgent court injunction to stop Dr. Ryan from ending her employment as chief of staff after she alleges she was pushed into resigning.
She wanted to continue working for the federal MP for Kooyong as an advisor, undertaking policy and media work while she pursued an unfair dismissal claim against Dr Ryan and the Commonwealth.
Rugg has alleged she was dismissed after being asked to work “unreasonable hours” of more than 70 hours a week on a salary of $166,000….