The Federal Circuit Court has rejected that an employer 'concocted' an employee's redundancy after she complained about bullying and "dark and damaging" workplace behaviours.
An employee has failed to prove her public scrutiny concerns warranted removing her name from an FWC ruling. Also in this article, a casual has lost her appeal for greater unfair dismissal compensation; and more.
An employee who refused to participate in an on-call roster, due to concerns it was negatively affecting his mental wellbeing, breached his contract and was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
In a case that illustrates the challenges of shifting a culture where inappropriate behaviour is considered normal, an employer with "a considerable way to go" has defended an unfair dismissal claim because its actions were "consistent with a reforming workplace".
An employee who posted a s-xually suggestive meme on social media "with the aim to upset" was fairly dismissed, despite the workplace's "robust" culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A court has upheld a finding that an employer didn't discriminate against an employee who claimed to have a rash that caused him to "unconsciously" scratch his pelvic region.
An employee has failed to prove her dismissal for refusing a flu vaccination was unfair, after the Fair Work Commission ruled her employer's response to her pushback was "objectively reasonable".
A commission has rejected that an employee was subject to "gaslighting" and intense micromanagement during a performance improvement process, and upheld her dismissal.
An employee was fairly sacked for poor performance despite showing signs of improvement, the Fair Work Commission has found, rejecting that his ongoing mistakes were "only minor".
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.
