Josh Bornstein is an employment and IR lawyer at Maurice & Blackburn and the director at the Australia Institute.
He’s been increasingly concerned about the level of control that Australian employers have gained over their employees’ freedom of speech and expression. So when it comes to the case of Israel Falou, he’s been (controversially) outspoken about the legal ramifications for workers if we accept that your boss can fire you for saying the wrong thing.
Here Josh and I take the time to flesh out his argument on this, how one can unequivocally condemn what Falou said but still object to him losing his job and what the implications for this saga might be for anti-discrimination protections moving forward.
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ARTICLE: Sacked for speaking your mind? Don’t expect the free speech brigade to help by Jason Wilson
ARTICLE: Integrity – it’s all Greek to the hypocrites of the Right by Josh Bornstein
ARTICLE: Everyone Is Wrong About Israel Falou by Lane Sainty
Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas
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