Business by Vanda Carson
Premium Content A Brisbane law firm headquartered in one of the city s most desirable buildings has been accused of lying to a glamorous paralegal to unlawfully slash her pay during the pandemic for fear she would be sacked. AJ and Co has been sued by Carly Ann Frances Bullock, 25, from Wooloowin, who claims in her Federal Court lawsuit that the firm and its founder lied to her when she was told all the firm s staff were taking a 20pc pay cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to preserve the viability of the business . She accuses AJ and Co Lawyers Pty Ltd, and its founder Andrew Johnson of unconscionable conduct for unfairly taking advantage of her by using his superior bargaining power to influence her to agree to the pay cut from $75,000 a year to $60,000 in April.