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An employer that failed to comply with its own harassment policy must pay damages to an employee, but according to an employment law specialist, the liability should have been a simple one to avoid.

Turning up to a conference still intoxicated from a work function the night before did not constitute gross misconduct by an executive, a court has ruled in awarding him nearly $300,000 in damages.

An employer has successfully fended off a $9 million damages claim, with a court finding its employment contracts allowed summary dismissal of a worker based on an "opinion" that he had engaged in misconduct.

Figuring out how to handle employees who haven't accrued enough leave is one of the biggest challenges facing employers with compulsory Christmas business closures, warns a lawyer.

A company that failed to involve its HR department in contract renegotiations has been strongly criticised in the Fair Work Commission.

Employers that initially fail to deal with social media misuse in the workplace could be waiving their right to address that misconduct at a later date, warns an employment lawyer.

A manager who ran her office like a private business - making payments to herself and others without regard to her employer's procedures - committed serious misconduct, a court has ruled, finding the "cumulative effect" of her breaches justified dismissal.

The Fair Work Commission has found an employer unfairly dismissed a worker after he refused to sign a variation to his contract.

The High Court's ruling that Australian contracts do not impose a duty of trust and confidence is a welcome one for employers, but not a green light to ignore their own policies and procedures, an employment law specialist says.

A court has awarded a dismissed employee more than $1 million, finding her initial termination payment of just over $50k substantially underestimated her notice-period and long service leave entitlements.