March
Inside the email scandal that almost broke Slater and Gordon
This week on The Fin podcast, Maxim Shanahan and Hannah Wootton on Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown and the mysterious woman at the centre of it all.
Slaters refers former staffer to police over incendiary mass email
The law firm says a forensic investigation has found the sender of the infamous memo had access to sensitive data and was familiar with its cybersecurity.
We fact-checked the email Slater and Gordon says is largely fiction
The now infamous all-staff email sent to more than 900 Slater and Gordon staffers was unsparing in its criticism of the firm. Here’s what we know about key claims.
Dan Andrews’ fixer is in the weeds of the CFMEU administration
Self-styled “solutionist” Steve Palmer has a habit of popping up wherever there’s a risk of scandal for Labor and its comrades.
Slater and Gordon paid out convicted fraudster
The law firm paid Bridgett Maddox at least five months’ salary late last year after she was suspended, while Daniel Andrews’ former lawyer Steve Palmer helped handle her departure.
A decades-long rap sheet of deceit blows open Slater and Gordon probe
The woman whose first name matches metadata in the rogue salary and performance spreadsheet that erupted into a crisis at the law firm is a convicted fraudster.
Slater and Gordon paid for exec training after work style complaints
The allegations match parts of a rogue email sent to most staff more than two weeks ago, which has rocked the law firm.
‘What email?’: Inside Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown
An all-staff email featuring the pay details of more than 900 staff has ricocheted around a law firm already torn between its private equity owner and trade union heritage.
February
Slaters staff (CEO included) shared rogue email 300 times in an hour
In an emergency meeting, Slater and Gordon chief executive Dina Tutungi said allegations in a rogue email were “rubbish” and her wage was exaggerated by a “shitload”.
Ambulance chasers circle Slater and Gordon over email leak
Hopefully the firm has learnt something about being on the other side in its long history of fighting similar matters on behalf of workers.
Second Slater and Gordon HR manager sues firm
Former payroll manager Bridgett Maddox is suing Slater and Gordon and alleges she was sacked after reporting a decade-long underpayment.
‘No contact’: Ex-law firm staffer named in rogue email metadata
A former Slater and Gordon employee whose name appeared in the metadata of the email that triggered a crisis at the firm says they had nothing to do with it.
Slater insiders say only a few could have accessed leaked payroll data
Insiders say the spreadsheet that detailed the pay of the law firm’s entire workforce could only have been generated by a small number of staff and accessed by a few senior executives.
Slater and Gordon and Fair Work Commission strengthen ties
The path from plaintiff law firms to the FWC is a well-trodden one, and the chief executive’s partner is no exception.
Slater & Gordon email reveals CEO’s mansion excesses
Senior executives celebrated Christmas at the outer Melbourne mansion with a private chef last year.
Ex-exec in law firm rogue email crisis says clue to sender is obvious
Former HR executive at Slater and Gordon, Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen, has gone public for the first time since an email with workers’ salaries was sent to all staff.
Slater and Gordon says ‘lone wolf’ was behind rogue email
A rogue email that has become public that details the pay of every one of the firm’s 900-plus staff has left them outraged.
Slater and Gordon mass email scandal is lawyer against lawyer
A law firm should know better than to sweep away something 900-plus lawyers are talking about.
Slater and Gordon to make police report over mass email revealing salaries
The email sent to hundreds of Slater and Gordon staff purports to reveal all staff members’ salaries and performance ratings, as well as the outgoing head of HR’s views on key managers.
December 2024
Slater & Gordon staff win pay rise of up to 22pc
Long-running pay negotiations between the Labor-aligned legal firm and staff have ended without a key union demand being met.