An employer has been ordered to compensate an employee for unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission found it relied on a flawed skills matrix in making a highly skilled employee redundant.
An employee who frequently used racist language at work was fairly dismissed, despite his long and otherwise unblemished history with his employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that he was unfairly dismissed for serious misconduct after his employer failed to act on signs of his declining mental health.
An HR manager dismissed for misconduct has been ordered to pay $71k in costs for pursuing a meritless review of her case. Also in this article: HR roles in demand; organisations looking for onboarding expertise; and more.
Two recent unfair dismissal rulings have put recruitment practices in the spotlight - one involving a misleading candidate, and another a selection panel conflict of interest.
Dismissing a sick employee who could not fulfil the inherent requirements of his role was unfair because it cut short the salary continuance provisions of his enterprise agreement, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer that admitted to sacking an employee after having had "a gutful" of her poor attitude has been ordered to compensate her for unfair dismissal.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that his Instagram message to a young female graduate shouldn't have led to his dismissal. Meanwhile, two lawyers highlight why policies and training fail to reduce s-xual harassment risks.
An employee who was sacked for inappropriate behaviour and comments towards young female workers has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected in the Fair Work Commission.
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