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An employee with a history of "wilful misconduct" incidents has failed to argue his behaviour wasn't serious enough to warrant termination.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim from an employee who alleged he faced a hostile working environment after being investigated for s-xual harassment.

An employer has been ordered to reinstate an employee it sacked for using racially divisive language in a team meeting, after the Fair Work Commission found the comments weren't intended as an insult.

A Federal Court full bench has labelled a senior employee's "romantic" pursuit of a colleague as "conduct of the most reprehensible kind", in dismissing his appeal against a $170k damages order.

An employer has successfully appealed against paying $1.2 million damages to an employee who it sacked for publicly critiquing its workplace.

The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer's "manifestly inadequate" HR practices, after finding an employee was forced to resign because his bullying complaints weren't taken seriously.

The High Court has updated and publicised its s-xual harassment policies in the wake of findings against a former judge. Also in this article, Western Australia's new IR bill; an employee retrenched at the height of COVID-19 who saw her employer advertising jobs weeks later can claim unfair dismissal; and more.

A tribunal has ordered an employer to pay compensation for a psychological injury, after an employee with underlying sensitivities was "worn down" by unnecessary and stressful meetings with her manager.