A senior employee should have known that his occasional rudeness might impact a colleague, but his behaviour didn't rise to the level of bullying, a court has ruled in awarding him $368k for wrongful dismissal.
An employee, who alleged managers bullied her during a performance management process, has failed to secure interim orders blocking her dismissal until the conclusion of her stop-bullying claim.
An employee was understandably concerned about his relationship with a supervisor, who labelled him a poor performer and suggested he attended work "to bludge", a commission has found in psychological injury proceedings.
Questioning an employee's ability to meet work demands didn't amount to bullying, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, despite finding it was "borderline unreasonable" for an employer to ignore his repeated complaints about his workload.
A manager who was accused of "hysterical" and aggressive behaviour towards an employee experiencing work difficulties did not bully her, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A supervisor whose communication was "frequent and interrogative" possibly needed more support to manage remote staff, but his behaviour wasn't bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Raising performance issues with an employee on her first day back from an extended period of mental health leave caused her psychological injury, a commission has found.
An employee who claimed she "resisted a male dominated and 'boys club' culture" for years wasn't forced to resign after her employer found a request to "get the coffees" didn't amount to gender-based discrimination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Accusing a long-serving employee of being "incapable" of performing his role and requiring him to work in the office more than others wasn't bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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