Employers that still use traditional three-month probation periods should seriously consider extending them to match unfair dismissal timeframes, an employment lawyer says.
Some dismissals are guaranteed to be more complex than others, and require up-to-the-minute knowledge of legislation and case law. Watch this webcast to understand the key issues in executive, medical and misconduct terminations, and how to manage them.
A supervisor who was sacked for s-xually harassing his female colleagues wasn't a "victim" of the workplace culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in an unfair dismissal dispute.
An employer had a valid reason to sack a worker for belittling Facebook comments, but has been ordered to pay him $28k in compensation after HR made "significant" procedural errors.
An employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker it sacked for calling colleagues an offensive name, after the Fair Work Commission found dismissal was a disproportionate response to his misconduct.
An employer acted fairly when it summarily dismissed an HR manager who took her personnel file home and failed to return it, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised a manager for failing to deal with the "simple matter" of issuing warnings, finding an employee's dismissal for poor performance was unfair.
Paying the minimum period of notice specified in the Fair Work Act when a contract doesn't address the issue can expose employers to claims they breached "reasonable" notice obligations, an employment law specialist says.
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.
