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Royal prank call DJ Mel Greig sues employer | Royal prank call DJ Mel Greig sues employer |
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A DJ behind a royal prank call linked to the death of a UK nurse has sued her employer, saying it failed to provide a safe workplace, local media say. | A DJ behind a royal prank call linked to the death of a UK nurse has sued her employer, saying it failed to provide a safe workplace, local media say. |
Mel Greig's lawyer said a complaint against Southern Cross Austereo had been lodged with Fair Work Australia. | Mel Greig's lawyer said a complaint against Southern Cross Austereo had been lodged with Fair Work Australia. |
She and her co-host made a prank call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness last year. | She and her co-host made a prank call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness last year. |
The nurse who answered the phone call was later found dead. | The nurse who answered the phone call was later found dead. |
Australian Mel Greig remains off air in the wake of the incident, but co-host Michael Christian returned to work two months later. | |
"I can confirm that a general protections application has been filed with Fair Work Australia on behalf of Mel Greig against Southern Cross Austereo alleging the radio station failed to maintain a safe workplace,'' Ms Greig's lawyer, Steven Lewis, told local media in Australia. | |
"The matter will proceed to confidential conciliation under the Fair Work Act." | |
No further details of the complaint were available. | |
Fair Work Australia, the national workplace relations tribunal, said it would try a conciliation conference for the two parties, local media report. | Fair Work Australia, the national workplace relations tribunal, said it would try a conciliation conference for the two parties, local media report. |
If the issue cannot be resolved, Ms Grieg will have to seek legal recourse in a federal court. | If the issue cannot be resolved, Ms Grieg will have to seek legal recourse in a federal court. |
Her employer has yet to issue a comment on the matter. | |
Nurse Jacintha Saldanha put the Australian DJs through to another nurse at the King Edward VII's Hospital in Marylebone, who gave an update on the duchess's condition - an incident that drew widespread media coverage in the UK. | Nurse Jacintha Saldanha put the Australian DJs through to another nurse at the King Edward VII's Hospital in Marylebone, who gave an update on the duchess's condition - an incident that drew widespread media coverage in the UK. |
Mrs Saldanha believed the DJs were the Queen and Prince Charles. | Mrs Saldanha believed the DJs were the Queen and Prince Charles. |
The 46-year-old wife and mother-of-two was found hanged three days later. An inquest into her death has yet to be held. | The 46-year-old wife and mother-of-two was found hanged three days later. An inquest into her death has yet to be held. |
In February, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to charge Mr Christian and Ms Greig with manslaughter over Mrs Saldanha's death. | In February, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to charge Mr Christian and Ms Greig with manslaughter over Mrs Saldanha's death. |
Ms Greig is expected to appear at the inquest into Mrs Saldanha's death, expected later this year. | Ms Greig is expected to appear at the inquest into Mrs Saldanha's death, expected later this year. |
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