An employee who was sacked at the end of her probationary period deliberately lied about her medical history, a tribunal has found, in upholding the denial of her compensation claim.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected an employer's appeal against reinstating a worker dismissed for breaching its code of conduct while he was on annual leave.
An employee's partner failed her "spectacularly" in his role as support person and caused her to be unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee's bullying behaviour towards a colleague wasn't just "robust banter" typical to the workplace culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim.
An employee's unreasonable and disrespectful behaviour was a "likely" explanation for her manager's bullying conduct, but didn't excuse it, the Fair Work Commission has found in issuing draft stop-bullying orders.
In condoning misconduct worthy of summary dismissal by not acting on it at the time, an employer "deliberately abandoned" its right to use the behaviour to justify termination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employers are taking far too long to complete bullying investigations, and their lack of a systematic approach is eroding employees' confidence and exacerbating workplace culture issues, a specialist says.
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