The performance management process that preceded a senior employee's dismissal was "ham-fisted and disrespectful", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him nearly $24k compensation.
One in 10 unfair dismissal applications the Fair Work Commission received recently referred to COVID-19 vaccinations, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
An employer that admitted its attempt to sack an absent worker was a "mistake" and tried to take it back does not have to pay compensation for unfairly dismissing her.
Employees' participation in employer-organised medical appointments should be "informed and empowered", a commission has ruled in compensating a worker for unfair dismissal.
An employer could have at least tried to end its employment relationship with an "unreliable" worker on "some agreeable terms", instead of sacking him without any procedural fairness, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who accused his employer of "inhumane conduct" after it failed to offer him domestic violence leave then made his role redundant has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
An employee who didn't report harassment to his employer could not claim its failure to take action caused him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer was trying to protect staff from bullying and harassment when it sacked an employee, but its actions were ultimately a good example of how not to handle workplace complaints, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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