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The Federal Circuit Court has criticised an HR manager's decision to sack an employee rather than deal with the "dilemma" of her bullying allegations, and fined him $7.6k.
An employer has failed to prove a "very well paid" senior executive wasn't "dismissed" when it accepted the repudiation of his employment contract, following an impasse over his remuneration.
It was open to conclude an employee lacked the necessary interpersonal skills for her role, but her employer has nonetheless failed to prove its dismissal decision wasn't prompted by her workplace complaints.
An employee who believed he could determine his own safe and appropriate way to work, regardless of his employer's policies or directives, has lost his adverse action claim.
A senior employee had no choice but to resign after an employer said her performance was "just not working for the business", just weeks after she requested leave to have surgery, the Fair Work Commission has found.
It would be unfair to require an employer and two HR professionals to defend an employee's "incomprehensible" adverse action claim, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
A worker who claimed being disciplined over her social media posts was "cancel culture at its finest" has lost her adverse action claim, with the Federal Circuit Court finding her dismissal was "objectively justifiable".
An HR manager on probation has failed to prove she was constructively dismissed after her employer rejected her request for leave to give birth and deal with the "substantial challenges" that would follow.
An employer must again defend dismissing a worker who said she would "take down" the company, after she won an appeal but then lost a dispute over what form the rehearing should take.
