In a case highlighting the importance of contemporaneous dismissal evidence, the Federal Circuit Court has rejected that a general manager was sacked for making workplace bullying complaints.
An employer's decision to dismiss serious workplace bullying allegations without interviewing the complainant was "shocking and negligent", but didn't amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An organisation accused of harming an employee's mental health has been cleared of bullying allegations, with the Fair Work Commission accepting it "turned itself inside out" to accommodate him.
It was difficult to understand why a "brash, aggressive" employee wasn't sacked during her probation period, the Fair Work Commission has said in rejecting her stop-bullying application.
A 60-year-old employee who deprived herself of water to avoid taking toilet breaks was "her own worst enemy", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting she was bullied.
Leadership capability gaps, flawed people policies and systems, and a lack of accountability from senior leaders have contributed to Rio Tinto's culture of bullying, harassment and racism, a "disturbing" report shows.
The action taken by "frustrated" managers was not always perfect, but it was still reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in dismissing a stop-bullying application.
A court has fined an employer $10k for bullying and ordered it to pay a similar amount in costs after finding it repeatedly accused an employee of lying about her back injury.
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.
