An employee who relied on legal advice and delayed informing his workplace of pending criminal charges has been denied permission to appeal his failed unfair dismissal claim, with a full bench affirming his workplace reporting obligations outweighed his lawyer's advice.
A worker has failed to prove a written agreement with an employer was a "sham" designed to misrepresent their relationship, with the Fair Work Commission finding she was an independent contractor and therefore not "dismissed".
A manager who was accused of domestic violence towards a work colleague has failed to prove his "very ugly" out-of-hours texts to her didn't warrant his dismissal, despite the Fair Work Commission finding his employer's process was "defective".
It was "extremely unfair" for an employer to rely on historical – and resolved – performance issues when dismissing an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him maximum compensation.
The Fair Work Commission has chastised a long-serving employee for creating a "false and misleading story" to explain his workplace actions, finding his dismissal for serious misconduct was "wholly justified".
An employee "blatantly" lied to his employer when he said he wasn't recording their meetings, the Fair Work Commission has found, ruling this post-dismissal discovery foiled his case.
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has affirmed an earlier decision denying costs to an employee who won her unfair dismissal case, finding the employer's objection to her claim, at the time, had a "reasonable prospect of success".
A manager's "performance discussion" with an employee was actually an "unsatisfactory exchange of views conducted in a cursory and excited manner", the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.
The Fair Work Commission has found a worker did not agree to end her employment and therefore was entitled to make a general protections claim, ruling her employer had grown intolerant of her "lack of obeisance" and sacked her.
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.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
