An employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee after she openly criticised a colleague who was applying for a promotion and revealed confidential details of a workplace investigation into his behaviour.
An employer has been ordered to pay $157k for unlawful adverse action, after the Federal Circuit Court found it sacked a manager for making complaints about its CEO.
An HR manager with "significant practical and academic experience" denied an employee procedural fairness when he summarily dismissed him for breaching a workplace policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The high-profile dismissal of a South32 employee for workplace swearing has been overturned on appeal for being "harsh". Also in this article, new rulings on bullying and performance management; demand for contingent staff drops; APAC talent leaders are embracing gig workers; and more.
An employee who was denied the opportunity to learn from his mistakes because he wasn't informed of numerous customer complaints against him has successfully claimed unfair dismissal.
Qantas was right to sack an employee after an altercation he described as mere "argy-bargy", the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article, EVP trends; executive pay issues; research on parental leave and upskilling; and more.
The Fair Work Commission has found an employment relationship began the moment a contingent worker accepted an offer of direct employment, but has cleared the company of unfairly dismissing him when it withdrew its offer days later.
The Federal Circuit Court has accepted an employer sacked a worker for harassing and intimidating colleagues, not for making workplace s-xual harassment and safety complaints as she alleged in her adverse action claim.
A casual worker employed on a 'temporary' assignment has been cleared to claim unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission heard an extension of her contract had no end date.
In analysing what constitutes a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found an employee's resignation following misconduct allegations amounted to termination at her employer's initiative.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
