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An employee, who asked to reduce her hours when returning from parental leave, did not effectively resign when she indicated that she wouldn't return to a full-time position, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has upheld the reinstatement of an employee who was sacked for taking medically prescribed cannabis, despite his employer's appeal on workplace safety grounds.

An employee had "untenable" expectations for workplace adjustments, the Fair Work Commission has found, given she hadn't disclosed a psychological condition to her employer.

Dismissing workers who are convicted of a criminal offence sometimes imposes an unfair "second tier of justice" and effectively makes employers "part of the punitive apparatus", argues a new research paper.

General protections claims show no signs of slowing down, and six-figure compensation orders aren't unusual. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to refresh your knowledge of the Fair Work Act's adverse action provisions and learn how the jurisdiction is evolving.

Despite being described as "a most difficult and challenging employee for even the most patient of employers", a worker has won her adverse action claim, with the Federal Circuit Court finding her redundancy was orchestrated.

In ordering an employee's reinstatement, the Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer's "unshakeable view" of a workplace altercation and found he acted in self-defence.

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The Fair Work Commission has issued a warning that AI tools are "no substitute for knowledge and understanding", in a case involving a worker who used ChatGPT to prepare her unfair dismissal claim.

A casual worker has won compensation for unfair dismissal, with the Fair Work Commission noting that, given her years of loyal service, "she deserved better than an immediate dismissal communicated through a coworker".