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Telling an employee who was seeking an early pay rise not to copy the CEO in on her grievance emails was clearly lawful and reasonable, and breaching this direction warranted her dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An HR business partner's "damning assessment of morale and employee relations" in a senior manager's team was the final straw that prompted his dismissal, the Federal Court has found in redetermining a long-running adverse action case.

A fake list of achievements on an employee's resume weren't the result of his "faulty recollection" and carelessness, but rather a deliberate attempt to mislead his employer, a commission has ruled.

When an employer responded to an employee's bullying complaints by threatening her mother's job, she had no choice but to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A sacked employee wasn't "up to the job", according to his employer, and his role was no longer required, but the Fair Work Commission has ruled his dismissal was nonetheless unfair.

Despite its evidence of ongoing performance issues, an employer has failed to prove it didn't sack an employee for frequently taking unplanned personal leave.

After failing to consult with an absent worker prior to deciding her role was redundant, an employer has been ordered to reinstate her.

When an employer reduced the wages of men in its workforce by $10k to bring their pay into line with women's, it effectively dismissed them, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employee was unlawfully sacked for discussing remuneration with colleagues and making workplace complaints, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.

An absent employee did not abandon his employment, the Fair Work Commission has found, but rather his employer showed a "troubling and inexcusable disinterest" in his welfare prior to sacking him.