The Fair Work Commission has allowed a general protections dismissal claim to proceed against an organisation, despite it not directly employing the worker who alleges she was sacked at its direction.
Failing to confirm whether a distressed employee meant to quit during an emotional conversation resulted in his dismissal, despite his employer having no intention to let him go, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission will be able to resolve disputes about whether an employee has been dismissed without conducting a hearing, under proposed changes to the Fair Work Act.
An employee was sacked for using a derogatory term he'd never heard of, based on the evidence of a coworker with a "dead-set agenda" against him, the Fair Work Commission has found.
After assuring an HR practitioner that her continuity of service wouldn't be broken when she transitioned from permanent to casual, an employer has nonetheless defeated her subsequent unfair dismissal claim by relying on an 11-day gap between her contracts.
It was highly unlikely an employee would have been sacked if her employer had afforded her "basic procedural fairness", the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in awarding her maximum compensation for unfair dismissal.
A manager wasn't forced to resign due to "ongoing psychological safety hazards"; rather, she just didn't like working for the employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
It wouldn't be "fair and just" for an employer to face an employee's discrimination claim, after it had already paid him compensation for unfair dismissal, a tribunal has found.
A Fair Work Commission member was wrong to find an employee didn't breach the 'professional boundaries' provisions in a code of conduct because his behaviour wasn't s-xual, a full bench has ruled.
When an employer receives a complaint or becomes aware of a conduct issue, it's not always appropriate to go down a traditional disciplinary path. This HR Daily Premium Q&A will discuss alternative options and how to determine which is best in various circumstances.
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