An employee's criticisms of her dismissal process did not outweigh the fact she engaged in serious misconduct by knowingly altering crucial information on forms submitted for Government funding, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
In a case that highlights the risk of having "complex" workplace policies, the Fair Work Commission has found an employee's valid dismissal for deleting data off her work phone was harsh.
A supervisor who referred to workers as "dumb c-nts" and failed to report a subordinate's harassment and excessive "farting" in the office has failed to prove his dismissal was unfair.
An employer has failed to have a $34k unfair dismissal order revoked, after arguing it didn't participate in proceedings because a "rogue" HR professional had misled it into thinking the case was over.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered the reinstatement of an employee who was sacked while facing criminal charges, finding his employer "confected" allegations while he was absent.
It was fair to sack an employee who regarded a code of conduct as simply a "moralistic document" rather than a "directive of expected behaviour", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A worker who claimed being disciplined over her social media posts was "cancel culture at its finest" has lost her adverse action claim, with the Federal Circuit Court finding her dismissal was "objectively justifiable".
An HR manager on probation has failed to prove she was constructively dismissed after her employer rejected her request for leave to give birth and deal with the "substantial challenges" that would follow.
A ruling that found the reasonable notice period for a senior employee was more than double the minimum statutory amount dispels a common myth about claims in this area, an employment lawyer says.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
