Christine Holgate threatens to sue AusPost
By Shannon Jenkins
Tuesday May 4, 2021
Australia Post Chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
Christine Holgate’s lawyer says the former Australia Post chief has “no option” but to consider legal action against the organisation, which has been accused of unlawfully standing Holgate down.
Last month Holgate offered to enter into mediation with Australia Post and its shareholder ministers, and set a deadline of 5pm on May 5.
In a statement on Monday, Holgate’s lawyer, Rebekah Giles, revealed the government and the AusPost board had advised that they would not be able to conduct the mediation by that deadline.
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The chair of Australia Post has accused former CEO Christine Holgate and her lawyers of trying to be cute and making unreasonable demands in their war over her bitterly contested departure.
Ms Holgate threatened legal action against her former employer on Monday, just hours before chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo faced a Senate committee grilling over her exit from the organisation.
She claims she was unlawfully stood down, but the Australia Post board and government argues she resigned amid the scandal over her purchase of luxury watches to reward staff.
Ms Holgate says she offered last month to go to mediation to resolve her dispute with Australia Post, its directors and its shareholder ministers.
Pauline Hanson has exploded at an Australia Post executive, telling him his explanation for Christine Holgate s controversial exit doesn t add up . The One Nation leader s attack came just hours after the former Australia Post CEO threatened to sue the business over her controversial exit unless the federal government agreed to mediation talks by Wednesday. Ms Hanson on Monday grilled Australia Post executive and former Liberal Party president Tony Nutt over whether Ms Holgate told him she had agreed to resign in October. Ms Holgate insists she never agreed to resign and says she was unlawfully terminated over revelations senior executives were gifted Cartier watches, collectively worth about $20,000.
Pauline Hanson has exploded at an Australia Post executive, telling him his explanation for Christine Holgate s controversial exit doesn t add up . The One Nation leader s attack came just hours after the former Australia Post CEO threatened to sue the business over her controversial exit unless the federal government agreed to mediation talks by Wednesday. Ms Hanson on Monday grilled Australia Post executive and former Liberal Party president Tony Nutt over whether Ms Holgate told him she had agreed to resign in October. Ms Holgate insists she never agreed to resign and says she was unlawfully terminated over revelations senior executives were gifted Cartier watches, collectively worth about $20,000.