Seven settles case with ex-Weekend Sunrise news presenter
Seven settles on one of its current legal battles, with Talitha Cummins.
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Seven has reached a confidential settlement with former Weekend Sunrise newsreader Talitha Cummins, who launched legal action claiming she was sacked unfairly while on maternity leave.
Her lawyer said a confidential settlement with Seven had been reached, adding that she would not be reinstated at the network.
Cummins claimed she was offered a temporary role reading the 5am weekday bulletin but said she was entitled to a return-to-work guarantee on Weekend Sunrise. The new position did not suit her family responsibilities as a young mother, and it involved more hours at the same rate of pay. Court documents claimed she was a permanent part-time worker and was not given reasonable notice of termination.
But Seven maintained she was a casual employee, that she had not taken parental leave and that she was not entitled to a return-to-work guarantee.
Cummins was seeking compensation her lost income, pay her damages for hurt and humiliation and pay penalties for breaching the Fair Work Act.
Source: Fairfax
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id like to see Talitha on 9, she’d be great on today or weekend today or ACA or 60minutes
Talitha is a great talent. It would be great to see her back on TV as a news presenter, hopefully 9 or 10 will pick her up.
Whilst it’s a sad scenario for a talented and lovely journo (I remember her at Seven as far back as 2007 or thereabouts).
But Seven have a point, she did seem to me missing more than not. That news presenting role on Weekend Sunrise appears very casual based. Angela Cox is in the role now I believe?