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Vivienne Leggett was interrupted from her job at the Hawkesbury Race Club by CEO Greg Rudolph and won a $2.8 million payout An oppressive boss whose constant campaign of harassment of a female worker leads to multimillion-dollar payouts has been promoted by her last employer. Greg Rudolph was CEO of the Hawkesbury Race Club when Vivienne Leggett was forced to quit her sponsorship and promotion role because of her bullying behavior. Ms Leggett, who has worked for the club for 25 years, won a $2.8 million payout due to bullying she suffered from Mr Rudolph, and for being denied annual leave, sabbaticals and commission payments. The Federal Court heard that Rudolph’s actions caused Leggett to develop a significant depressive disorder with anxiety that kept him unemployed for nearly six years. The court ruled in Ms Leggett’s favour in February and in late May rewarded her with millions of dollars in compensation. In a damning judgment, Judge Steven Rares found workplace bullying ‘eff

Chris Blumas understands why investors might be nervous about a looming recession. Illustration after illustration of Joel Kimmel Money manager Chris Blumas understands why many investors are reluctant to buy stocks at this time, given the economic threats, including predictions of a growing recession. But in his view, the market is currently much less risky as valuations for many securities have dropped significantly, meaning the potential for better returns is even higher for investors holding funds for the long term. “That’s not to say that things can’t go down in the short term, but for anyone with a time horizon of more than three to five years, now is a pretty interesting time to invest if you can look beyond short term volatility. , said Mr. Blumas, a Toronto-based portfolio manager at Raymond James Investment Counsel Ltd., a multi-manager platform with approximately $1 billion in assets under management. “I see a lot of value in the market today,” added Mr. Blumas, who overs

AFL legend Nicky Winmar has canceled his NAIDOC week’s visit to northwestern Tasmania after “continued harassment” of his controversial manager, Ricky Nixon. Key points: A campaign has been launched against Mr Nixon’s appearance, highlighting his relationship with a 17-year-old girl in 2010 that cost him his AFL player agent accreditation. The local club president said Nixon was a “colorful character” who “took the punishment on the chin” for his past mistakes. Mr Nixon holds a Work with Vulnerable Person card equivalent to Victoria Winmar will host a soccer clinic in Smithton on Friday and present the Indigenous designed soccer jumpers to Circular Head Saints ahead of Saturday’s NAIDOC Round game. But the visit was canceled on Thursday evening, with Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation blaming it for “false and misguided criticism” targeted at Nixon. Nixon said “the actions of an individual at Smithton” meant authorities had advised the couple not to travel. “Nicky Winmar and I have d