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.
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.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
