An employee who claimed he was left to "drift into irremediable psychological illness" after he made a workers' compensation claim has failed to prove he was unlawfully dismissed.
Human capital services provider Harrier Group has failed to gain access to alleged communications between its former CEO and 16 organisations following her dismissal.
A situation where leaders don't want a particular employee on their team isn't a "cogent, sound or defensible reason for dismissal", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee has been granted an extension of time to pursue his unfair dismissal claim partly because his employer's HR team dragged its feet on responding to his enquiries.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his Facebook posts shouldn't be considered offensive if he didn't "intend" them that way, losing his unfair dismissal claim.
An employer's "protracted failure" to address an employee's harassment complaints left her with no choice but to abandon her employment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was "entirely appropriate" for an employer to propose dismissal for workplace behaviour that "fit the classic pattern of an escalation for s-xual harassment", a commission has ruled.
Mandating the flu vaccination was a "comfort" a large employer could rely upon to defend itself against potential litigation, and was lawful and reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding an employee's dismissal.
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.
