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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

MP Rebekha Sharkie accused of ‘bullying’ former staffer in Fair Work case

The member for Mayo Rebekah Sharkie in the house of representatives in Parliament House
A Rebekha Sharkie staffer, Gaynor Slaughter, has claimed the Mayo MP took ‘adverse action’ against her by changing her hours as a result of staffing cuts. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

An electorate office staffer of Rebekha Sharkie has launched a Fair Work case against the Centre Alliance MP, alleging a “course of bullying behaviour” left her unable to work since December 2022.

The case, commenced in the federal circuit court on Monday, argues that the finance department and Sharkie took “adverse action” against her by changing her hours in July 2022 as a result of Anthony Albanese’s decision to reduce crossbenchers’ staffing allocation.

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