An employee was not required to correct HR's misunderstanding of his "clearly" conditional resignation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
The Fair Work Commission has cautioned employers against pre-preparing termination letters, after finding an employee was unfairly dismissed for failing to sufficiently improve her performance.
An employee was unfairly dismissed despite threatening to kill his manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in a case it says demonstrates the "danger" of not seeking an employee's version of events.
An employee had an 'unrealistic' expectation that her employer should have delayed making her role redundant until after her parental leave, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who refused to comply with a "plainly" reasonable direction to work from home during COVID-19 restrictions was not constructively dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was unfair to dismiss an employee who vented her frustrations about COVID-related work changes on social media and whose performance was "occasionally deficient", the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected arguments that an employer could avoid paying a sacked manager in lieu of notice because he was receiving workers' compensation at the time.
An employer was understandably alarmed at discovering an employee conducting a self-described "side hustle", but it acted "too hastily" in dismissing him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee has lost her chance at an adverse action appeal; meanwhile her support person is being referred to Police after overstepping his role and sending a series of "abusive" emails to the Fair Work Commission.
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