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Shifting the emphasis in unfair dismissal proceedings off process and onto the reasons for termination would - if implemented - be a welcome change for HR professionals, employment lawyers say.

An employer and its managers took unlawful adverse action against an employee when they asked other workers to write complaints that would support their decision to sack her, the Federal Circuit Court has found.

An employer must compensate a manager it dismissed for "unlawfully" reformatting a company laptop to access personal files when his role was made redundant.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to compensate a manager it dismissed for jokingly asking a colleague to punch another worker in the face.

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There might always be some grey areas in employers' vicarious liability for end-of-year function misbehaviour, but a recent case provides very clear warnings on what does not constitute acceptable management at these events, a lawyer says.

An employer with a "broad" video surveillance policy did not have a valid reason for terminating a manager who used it to monitor staff performance, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

A high-profile s-xual harassment case has had litigation ramifications this year that HR professionals should keep preparing for well into 2016, warns an employment lawyer.

A federal judge has fined an HR manager for her "deliberate" role in a dismissal where the notice period fell two days short of the legislative requirements.

An employee who took sick leave after his annual leave request was denied did not suffer adverse action when he was dismissed - and made a tactical mistake in claiming he did, the Federal Court has found.