A finding that an organisation unfairly sacked an employee after he had a panic attack, packed his belongings and left work serves as a warning never to assume someone has resigned, an employment lawyer says.
An employee who sent her employer's confidential client information to her private email account the day she resigned was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee who spat during an altercation with a colleague has been reinstated, after a commission found his employer's instructions to investigators led to a biased report.
Recent Fair Work Commission rulings deal with abusive workplace behaviour; perceived bullying in competitive environments; and an important jurisdictional question.
An employer has been ordered to reinstate an injured worker it sacked for being unfit for work, after its HR manager provided the CEO with "misconceived" advice.
An employer discriminated against a new recruit when it sacked him for his criminal conviction, the Australian Human Rights Commission has found, but the company is denying any obligation to compensate him.
Is your knowledge of this year's most notable unfair dismissal cases up to date? Watch this webcast to hear a detailed review of the case law, and the lessons these decisions hold for HR practitioners.
Employers that still use traditional three-month probation periods should seriously consider extending them to match unfair dismissal timeframes, an employment lawyer says.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
