It wasn't reasonable for an employer to enforce "strict compliance" with its policies in requiring a managing director to disclose his relationship with a subordinate, a tribunal has ruled.
Despite the tight employment market, more than half of mature-age jobseekers aren't confident they could quickly find a new job, meaning it's time to think more broadly about how to support this cohort into work, a talent expert says.
A self-proclaimed anti-vaxxer "arguably" suffered discrimination on the basis of "social origin" when she was sacked for failing to meet a vaccination deadline, but the discrimination was not direct nor unlawful, the Fair Work Commission has found.
In a case that highlights the importance of providing clear reasoning when refusing a vaccination-exemption request, a commission has found an employer's decision was unfair and unreasonable.
An employee has failed to prove that he was threatened with performance management and a role transfer because of his work-related injury, with a tribunal finding managers were just giving him "helpful suggestions".
A tribunal will now reconsider whether an employer discriminated against a female manager who earned less than her male colleagues, after an appeal court accepted it applied outdated concepts to her original claim.
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