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Jackie “O” Henderson has followed her co-host Kyle Sandilands in taking their former employer ARN to court, after the pair’s $200 million contract was torn up this month.
ARN announced the news in a statement to the ASX on Tuesday morning, saying that Henderson is claiming to have been unlawfully sacked. ARN said Henderson made “psychosocial health and safety and bullying complaints” to the station in relation to Sandilands’ conduct toward her both on February 20, the day of their on-air stoush, and before then.
Henderson is demanding compensation of “at least” $82,250,000, claiming her contract was unfairly terminated after her representatives informed the company she could no longer work with Sandilands. ARN said it disputes Henderson’s claims and intends to defend the proceedings.
The proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court against Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of ARN which holds the licence for KIIS FM in Sydney.
Henderson’s statement of claim also alleges that the ASX announcement detailing her termination on March 3 included “misleading and deceptive statements” under Australian Consumer Law, the company said.
The application follows Sandilands’ own legal challenge, also accusing the company of unlawful termination this month after his contract was torn up two weeks after Henderson’s.
Sandilands’ case was heard for the first time in the Federal Court on Friday in Sydney, after his contract was torn up after an allegation of “serious misconduct” relating to his behaviour toward Henderson.
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Calum Jaspan is a media writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Melbourne. Reach him securely on Signal @calumjaspan.10Connect via X or email.
