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An employer's procedural failings rendered an employee's dismissal for s-xual harassment unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employee who received 19 warnings for performance issues before he was eventually sacked has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission his dismissal was unfair.

ANZ Bank was justified in sacking a senior employee for misconduct, and didn't use her as a "scapegoat", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

In a landmark decision, the Fair Work Commission has found a Foodora worker was an employee, not an independent contractor.

Confusion about the difference between unfair dismissal and general protections claims warranted giving an employee an extension of time, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article, HR salaries in major cities; employers' role in reskilling employees; and more.

An employee has failed to prove an employer took adverse action in dismissing her due to her age, after it enquired about her plans for retirement.

The Fair Work Commission has rebuked an employer for failing to adequately manage sponsored workers, finding it unfairly dismissed an employee for the "trifling" offence of exceeding her permitted working hours.

A commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim brought by an employee who was openly hostile towards his employer and bullied his superiors, declaring he was "the architect of his own demise".

An employee's refusal to use his employer's new workplace technology was a valid reason for dismissal, despite the employer's "concerning" privacy oversights, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

In two separate rulings, employees who were demoted and had their pay cut for performance and conduct issues were found to have been dismissed.