Excessive-profile teal unbiased Monique Ryan is dealing with court docket motion by her chief of employees over an alleged breach of office legislation.
Dr Ryan recruited activist Sally Rugg, the previous Change.org govt director and GetUp marketing campaign director, after profitable the prosperous inner-eastern Melbourne seat of Kooyong over former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
However after simply six months within the function, Ms Rugg has taken the commonwealth and the member for Kooyong to the Federal Court docket.
The chief of employees final week filed an originating utility over an alleged breach of common protections below the Truthful Work Act.
Ms Rugg performed a key function within the marriage equality marketing campaign because the marketing campaign director for GetUp between 2013 to 2018.
She has additionally advocated for a royal fee into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire alongside former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
In July, Ms Ryan stated she was “delighted” to disclose Ms Rugg had joined her group.
“Sally is an impressive all-rounder with glorious management expertise, a confirmed monitor document of efficient coverage advocacy, and excessive stage strategic communications abilities,” she stated.
Ms Rugg advised 9 she had been drawn to the unbiased after her efficiency towards Mr Frydenberg within the Sky Information individuals’s discussion board in the course of the election.
An interlocutory listening to has been listed for 10.15am on Friday.
