In a case that illustrates the perils of growing "weary or impatient" when trying to follow a fair termination process, the FWC has upheld a "confrontational" employee's unfair dismissal claim.
An employer has to pay a casual employee maximum compensation for unfair dismissal, after asking her to work unpaid extra hours because she received JobKeeper while on sick leave.
Dismissing an employee who had been absent for more than two years was unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, because the employer lacked evidence he would be unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role in the future.
A ruling that an out-of-hours fight between colleagues was not sufficiently connected to work to warrant an employer's disciplinary action sends a big warning ahead of end-of-year events, a workplace lawyer says.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a major employer's claim that an employee's out-of-hours fight with a colleague was a valid reason for dismissal.
In a case where "significant" matters supported reinstating an employee who was unfairly dismissed, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found his lack of respect and "obvious" continued grievance made such an order inappropriate.
An employee's dismissal shortly after his probation would have been fair had his employer not failed to give him a final warning as required by the relevant award.
An employer has defended sacking an employee who altered personnel files to help his family members obtain jobs they would not otherwise have been considered for.
An employee who was sacked for abandoning his employment, despite his employer knowing he was certified unfit for work, has been awarded maximum compensation for unfair dismissal.
An employer had a valid reason to sack a sick employee for failing to attend three consecutive shifts without consent, but its haste in doing so made the dismissal unfair.
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