An employee was sacked for repeatedly refusing to attend an assessment prior to returning to work after a year's leave, not because he complained about his employer's "unreasonable demands", a court has ruled.
It was fair to dismiss an employee whose relationship with a new HR manager "deteriorated" to the extent that he failed to follow her lawful and reasonable instructions, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer that sacked a worker for "enforcing" a government mask mandate when it wasn't her job to do so has been ordered to reinstate her with backpay, with the Fair Work Commission "incredulous" over its actions.
Two workers have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission they were engaged under sham contracts, after their company separately launched legal action as a service provider.
An employee was demoted and then constructively dismissed after complaining about her manager's repeated enquiries into her romantic relationships, a court has ruled in adverse action proceedings.
An increasing number of senior leaders and probationary employees are lodging adverse action claims, but employers can take some simple steps to mitigate these risks, a lawyer says.
The Fair Work Commission has 'hinted' at a new approach to determining employment contract disputes, in an important ruling analysing whether a demotion was a dismissal, a lawyer says.
An employer has successfully argued that demoting an employee after a misconduct investigation did not constitute a dismissal, in a case with important implications for all employers.
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