An HR consultant's communication about a manager's potential redundancy or summary dismissal was "bizarre", the Fair Work Commission has found, in criticising his "astonishingly poor advice" to an employer.
An employer wasn't trying to avoid making an employee redundant when it dismissed him for calling his manager a "pr-ck" and accusing him of "lying in front of God", the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee's struggles performing "less demanding" modified duties meant an employer had no confidence she'd be able to return to her pre-injury role, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding she was fairly sacked.
An employee wasn't "backed into a corner" when an employer responded to his workplace complaints with underperformance allegations, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in a constructive dismissal dispute.
An employee who tried to defend an "offensive" social media post as "intellectual freedom" has failed to prove he exercised his right in accordance with the "highest ethical, professional and legal standards".
Asking an employee who was absent on stress leave when he intended to return to work was a "suitable" enquiry and didn't force him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Criticising managers in work group chats created a "divisive atmosphere", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting a supervisor's unfair dismissal claim.
An employee who called his colleague a "fat exploiter of foreigners" was fairly dismissed despite a "clearly deficient" termination process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who "sought not to prolong the unpalatable dance of termination" and sent a frustrated text to her employer has been cleared to pursue her general protections claim.
An employee who claimed she "resisted a male dominated and 'boys club' culture" for years wasn't forced to resign after her employer found a request to "get the coffees" didn't amount to gender-based discrimination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
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