A secretly recorded exit interview, a Wiggles impression, and a $32,100 technicality
His lawyers replied on time. The email system had other ideas
The gap between hours paid and hours worked came back to bite
A PhD candidate argued his scholarship was really a wage - the Full Court wasn't buying it
Employer couldn't name who received the alleged leak - and that gap proved fatal
Workers were told to stay home, stopped getting paid, then fired retroactively
The new jobs paid less per hour - and the overtime excuse backfired spectacularly
The boss admitted "everybody" would be fatigued working that regime
He had a lawyer, an accountant and a union rep - the court was unimpressed
He moved interstate, started a cleaning business - and lost 30% of his payout
