The "discrimination" events an employee complained about weren't linked to her autism and ADHD, but rather resulted from understandable concerns about her performance and behaviour, a tribunal has ruled.
It was unreasonable to summarily dismiss an employee for stealing food from her workplace, without unequivocal evidence that she didn't intend to pay for the items she ate, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A sacked employee has won reinstatement despite his employer's objections, with the Fair Work Commission accepting he could continue advocating for his jailed partner without adversely affecting its reputation.
Ongoing punctuality and performance issues gave an employer valid reasons to dismiss an employee, but its process was flawed because she had to respond to them "on the spot", the Fair Work Commission has found.
When overwhelmed managers can distinguish between their productive and unproductive struggles, they're less likely to feel like they're "spinning [their] wheels and stagnating", a performance consultant says.
Adjusting an employee's roster to accommodate her caring responsibilities wouldn't have imposed a significant burden on an employer, and its refusal amounted to discrimination, a tribunal has ruled.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
A new report calls for employers to stop treating upward bullying as an "interpersonal issue", and recognise it as "a distinct organisational and governance risk".
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that an employee was forced to resign due to unaddressed psychosocial risks, finding her employer was "supportive" and acted in a "timely and comprehensive manner".
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
