A former Netflix marketing manager claims she was wrongfully fired by the company after she asked for 12 months of maternity leave.
Vanessa Hughes filed a general protection breach claim in the Federal Court against her employer, Netflix Australia, earlier this year.
According to The Australian, new documents filed in court say she is seeking $210,000.
Hughes said: “The streaming giant has filed a lawsuit against her after she claims in latest court documents that she was illegally fired in September due to redundancies and was paid just four weeks’ salary in lieu of notice. He said he was owed a full year’s salary worth up to $210,000.
The newspaper reported that Ms Hughes, 37, was “allegedly repeatedly urged by[her boss Tony Broderick]not to take 12 months of paternity leave, despite informing her of her condition.” There is.
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“On May 4, 2023, during a regular weekly meeting with Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Broderick, Mrs. Hughes disclosed that she had a medical condition and requested 12 months of parental leave in accordance with (Netflix’s) parental leave policy. ” her defense argued.
“The recommended parental leave under Japanese law was seven to nine months,” Broderick told Hughes, according to the documents.
“Mr. Broderick told Mrs. Hughes that Netflix’s parental leave policy was so generous that there was no reason to ask for more than seven to nine months,” she claimed.
The Australian newspaper reported: “Hughes claimed in court documents that he shared details about his medical condition with Broderick, including that her pregnancy was high-risk.” (But) Mr. Broderick told Mrs. Hughes that she should come up with a 10-month plan with an option to extend. ”
“Mr. Broderick … informed Mrs. Hughes that his situation was catastrophic,” the document alleges.
Ms Hughes claims she was ultimately made redundant in a restructuring that took place while she was on maternity leave.
