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Fair and thorough process crucial in defending summary dismissals
The Fair Work Commission is treating allegations of s-xual harassment as a "very serious matter", but employers still need strong evidence and thorough processes to defend summary dismissals, a workplace lawyer says.
Since the Fair Work Act and Regulations changed – to clarify that sexual harassment is serious misconduct and a valid reason for dismissal – the Commission has made clear that it is taking these allegations seriously, says Henry William Lawyers partner Renee Kasbarian.
In a recent HR Daily Premium webcast on summary dismissal and serious misconduct, she highlights a case where the Commission commented on this approach as reflecting "societal recognition that sexual harassment has no place in the workplace"...
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