Sally Rugg

An attempt by the ex-chief of staff of Kooyong MP Monique Ryan to maintain her taxpayer-funded role while she sues her boss and the Commonwealth over her ...

Ms Rugg, who claimed she was regularly required to work 70-80 hours per week, submitted that she and Dr Ryan could be “mature” and continue working together until their trial, or she could be placed on “miscellaneous leave” until her case was tried. Dr Ryan, who unseated Josh Frydenberg from the former blue-ribbon seat in last year’s federal election, opposed this on the grounds that their relationship was “not salvageable” and she had lost “all trust and confidence” in her former chief of staff. In her written judgment, Judge Mortimer was critical of aspects of Ms Rugg’s evidence and found there was “little of anything” in her declared aspirations to be a politician and her view of herself as a force behind the teal movement “that refers to supporting and assisting Dr Ryan”.

Justice Debra Mortimer reasoned that Rugg's return to Ryan's office would not be tolerable, 'let alone productive and workable'.

Ryan said Rugg’s thinking at the time was that “half the plane” could be COVID-positive “with or without her” on it. She said Rugg seemed to love Canberra, being around the media “where it’s all happening”, but wasn’t “interested” in engaging with the electorate. The cover letter quotes a passage where Rugg says “as your chief of staff” she would look to foster a relationship built on “multifaceted trust”. “Both of those concerns significantly undermined my trust in Ms Rugg,” Ryan said. “I want to be the prime minister one day, and I need to know my staff are prepared to work hard for me.” given that it had the potential to place other people’s health at risk”. Crikey is able to be independent because of subscriber support. “The applicant’s submissions to the contrary had a significant degree of unreality about them.” “You don’t understand, I need to be the best. Among the earliest disagreements was one related to community engagement work in September, which Rugg felt didn’t fall into her wheelhouse. “During sitting weeks of Parliament, a standard day was at least 12 hours, and there were many days where I worked even longer than that,” Rugg said. In documents lodged on January 25, Rugg sought to prevent Ryan’s attempts to dismiss her after a dispute over working hours.

Federal Court Justice Debra Mortimer dismissed the application in a brief hearing on Tuesday. She agreed with lawyers for Ryan and the Commonwealth, who argued ...

“There could have been evidence of a high sense of willingness and dedication to assisting Dr Ryan … She said Rugg’s arguments indicated she was keen to return to political life in Canberra but did not demonstrate a willingness to work for Ryan in Kooyong. The period would likely be longer than the period Ms Rugg worked for Dr Ryan before the initial differences of opinion about Ms Rugg’s performance and working conditions emerged,” Mortimer wrote in her judgement. Previously, he was the national news blogger for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via Mortimer found Rugg had exaggerated elements of her evidence about her relationship with Ryan. [substantive claims made by Rugg about alleged workplace breaches by Ryan](/link/follow-20170101-p5cpik), which Mortimer said may well be successful in a later trial.

It would be "wholly unreasonable" to order independent MP Monique Ryan to continue working with the staffer who...

Ms Rugg has not given that evidence. "That evidence could have been given. She said Ms Rugg failed to show the court she had a "powerful desire" to continue working for Dr Ryan.

Social activist Sally Rugg has failed in her bid to return to the office of Kooyong MP Monique Ryan. The former chief of staff argued she was pushed out of the office after months of hostile behaviour from Ryan and was seeking to return to her job as ...

“There could have been evidence of a high sense of willingness and dedication to assisting Dr Ryan … She said Rugg’s arguments indicated she was keen to return to political life in Canberra but did not demonstrate a willingness to work for Ryan in Kooyong. Previously, he was the national news blogger for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via The period would likely be longer than the period Ms Rugg worked for Dr Ryan before the initial differences of opinion about Ms Rugg’s performance and working conditions emerged,” Mortimer wrote in her judgement. Mortimer found Rugg had exaggerated elements of her evidence about her relationship with Ryan. [substantive claims made by Rugg about alleged workplace breaches by Ryan](/link/follow-20170101-p5cpik), which Mortimer said may well be successful in a later trial.

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Political staffer Sally Rugg will not continue working for federal teal MP Monique Ryan after a judge dismissed her application to keep her job.

Staffing allocations for independent and minor party MPs were cut by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in June last year. Ms Rugg has not given that evidence. "That evidence could have been given. Even if Ms Rugg had persuaded her she was dedicated to working for the MP, it was "wholly unreasonable to impose such an obligation on Dr Ryan", she said. She said Ms Rugg failed to show the court she had a "powerful desire" to continue working for Dr Ryan. - A judge ruled that it’s "unreasonable" for Ms Rugg to continue working for the MP.

Political adviser Sally Rugg has lost her bid to keep working for teal MP Monique Ryan, after the Federal Court ruled that the idea of them working together ...

There are also bitter claims and counterclaims about the extent to which Ms Rugg was forced to work. Part of the case will turn on whether Ms Rugg resigned voluntarily or was effectively forced to resign. It persuades me there is no prospect whatsoever of a co-operative working relationship being restored because – even for the purposes of her own application – Ms Rugg cannot bring herself to express her dedication to assisting Dr Ryan.” He writes on news, business and leadership. has given a lot of evidence about her own ambitions, her own desires to be in Canberra ... Ms Rugg – who was paid a base salary of $136,607 plus a parliamentary staff allowance of $29,862 – is seeking financial compensation from Dr Ryan and the Commonwealth after claiming she was forced to work more than 70 hours “week in and week out and most weekends”.

The former chief of staff had applied for an urgent court injunction to stop the federal independent MP from ending her employment, after alleging she was ...

She said Ms Rugg had failed to prove she wanted to continue working for and supporting Dr Ryan, because her evidence was more focused on her own career. Even if Ms Rugg had persuaded her she was dedicated to working for the MP, it was “wholly unreasonable to impose such an obligation on Dr Ryan”, she said. Sally Rugg’s bid to continue working for Monique Ryan was motivated by her own political ambition rather than a desire to maintain employment with the MP, a judge has said.

A court is set to decide whether political staffer Sally Rugg can continue working for Monique Ryan while s...

Even if Rugg had persuaded her she was dedicated to working for the MP, it was "wholly unreasonable to impose such an obligation on Dr Ryan", she said. She said Rugg had failed to prove she wanted to continue working for and supporting Ryan, because her evidence was more focused on her own career. Rugg alleges she was unfairly dismissed after refusing to work more than 70 hours a week for the MP, on a salary of $166,000. The parties spent a month in mediation, which failed to resolve the dispute and the case will now go to trial. Rugg wanted to keep working for the member for Kooyong as an advisor, doing policy and media work, while she pursued legal action against Ryan and the Commonwealth. Sally Rugg's bid to continue working for Monique Ryan was motivated by her own political ambition rather than a desire to maintain employment with the MP, a judge has said.