An employer that fielded three years of complaints from an employee about his supervisor's behaviour was not guilty of inaction, but should have separated the pair sooner, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A tribunal has ordered compensation for an employee who suffered a psychological injury after reviewing records of workplace bullying and harassment she experienced 10 years earlier.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's call for HR managers to refresh their bullying training, in finding no specific bullying risks persisted at his workplace.
High-performance work practices have long been associated with increased competition, but new research suggests they actually prevent negative behaviours such as bullying.
The Fair Work Commission full bench has stressed the importance of not jumping to conclusions about future bullying risks involving absent workers; and an employer has been ordered to reinstate an employee sacked due to his age.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled a series of incidents that included "facetious" emails fell short of behaviour that warranted a stop-bullying order.
A stop-bullying application from an employee on parental leave has failed. Also in this article, a wrap of recent unfair dismissal rulings; employers recognised for high engagement with workplace giving; and more.
An employee dismissed by text message has been awarded maximum compensation. Also in this article, a worker has failed in his application for stop-bullying orders before he returns to work; employers criticise proposed religious freedom laws; and more.
The Federal Court has rejected an employee's application for an injunction restraining her employer from monitoring her social media activity, after she repeatedly criticised the employer online.
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.
