Federal Teal MP Monique Ryan's chief of staff will retain her job for the next fortnight and will be paid leave while her unfair dismissal claim is negotiated.
Political staffer Sally Rugg asked the Federal Court to stop her employment from being terminated by both Dr Ryan and the Commonwealth of Australia after she launched an unfair dismissal claim.
The MP attended an interlocutory hearing at the court in Melbourne on Friday, while Ms Rugg watched by video link from her lawyers' offices.