It was "fanciful" for an HR professional to defend forwarding confidential work information to his personal email, according to the Fair Work Commission, rejecting that his dismissal "did not fit the crime".
Giving an employee one day to respond to a show-cause letter after accusing him of assaulting a colleague was unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
A finding that an employee "acted with a lack of urgency" to ensure he maintained legal working rights was open to the Fair Work Commission, a full bench has confirmed in rejecting his unfair dismissal appeal.
Rude and unprofessional behaviour towards customers, which persisted despite warnings and performance coaching, provided a valid reason for an employee's dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An absent employee who gave notice of her resignation, then returned company property saying it was "unlikely" she'd return to work, didn't repudiate her employment contract, according to the Fair Work Commission.
Notifying an employee of his impending dismissal meeting using a "banal" phrase didn't put him on notice his job was at risk, but the Fair Work Commission has ruled his redundancy was nonetheless genuine.
Encouraging an employee to take some time to "sort out" her mental health issues did not constitute a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Telling a pregnant employee they "would have to call it quits" if she continued working in an unsafe manner did not amount to a dismissal by her employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has sided with an employer that sought to reduce the time an employee worked from home, saying it's expected that management will "take reasonable measures to ensure that staff are providing the value for which they are paid".
An employee who believed she worked "efficiently and competently" has lost her adverse action claim, with the Federal Circuit Court finding she was lawfully sacked for her ongoing defiance of authority.
