It was reasonable to require an employee to pass a safety refresher course, but the way his employer handled his failure to do so meant it couldn't establish a defence to his resulting psychological injury, a tribunal has found.
A manager ordered to pay more than $250k for breaching s-xual harassment and victimisation laws is appealing both the compensation award and the primary findings that he subjected an employee to "nightmare" conduct.
The Federal Circuit Court has highlighted 'regrettable' inconsistencies between the Fair Work Act and disability discrimination laws, regarding the meaning of 'inherent requirements'.
There are six major compliance areas to consider when an employee is working overseas, and neglecting any of them can have serious consequences, according to a lawyer.
Despite arguing his performance improvement plan was "clearly designed to ensure failure", an employee hasn't persuaded the Fair Work Commission that he was unfairly dismissed.
The Fair Work Commission has commended an employer's response to an employee who addressed his manager with "language that has no place in a workplace".
An employee who had grievances with her line manager and concerns about the privacy of her personal information wasn't forced to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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