The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's dismissal for misconduct that included making a racist remark to a colleague, rejecting arguments that the pair's relationship made it appropriate.
An employer acted unreasonably, and at times vexatiously, when it defended an unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering it to pay costs.
An employee's claim that he was forced to resign because his employer "relentlessly" targeted him for poor performance has been rejected in the Fair Work Commission.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that an employee's service with a labour hire company should count towards his tenure with a direct employer at the same site, for the purposes of an unfair dismissal claim.
The Fair Work Commission has awarded compensation to a project worker for unfair dismissal, after finding his employment contract was "vague" on how long he'd be employed for.
An injured employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his dismissal for not providing information about his condition was cruel and insensitive.
An employer that sacked a worker after a client removed her site access has failed to defend an unfair dismissal claim by arguing its "hands had been tied".
An employee has successfully appealed a ruling that he was fairly dismissed for breaching his employer's harassment policy, arguing "significant tension" in the workplace mitigated the seriousness of his misconduct.
The Fair Work Commission has awarded an employee the maximum compensation for unfair dismissal, after finding his employer's failure to follow its own disciplinary process was "puzzling".
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