A talent acquisition partner complained an HR team was bullying him to "deflect criticism of his clear underperformance", the Federal Circuit Court has found.
An employee's participation in s-xualised banter "from time to time" didn't mean she welcomed a supervisor's proposition, the Federal Court has stated, in finding her employer vicariously liable for his conduct.
An employee breached s-xual harassment laws when she sent 15 images to a coworker, who had "reluctantly agreed" to receive just one, the Federal Court has found.
A worker who was denied employment after being injured during a trial shift can't proceed with a general protections dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was fair to sack a manager who engaged in excessive criticism of staff, to the point of bullying and harassment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer decided to make an employee's role redundant three months before it consulted with her, the Fair Work Commission has found, in ordering it to pay $19k for unfair dismissal.
An employee who complained about workplace s-xual harassment and victimisation was a lower priority for an employer than the accused perpetrator, the FWC has noted, among other criticisms of an HR team's approach.
An employer displayed a "distinct lack of understanding" about its legal obligations regarding workplace s-xual harassment allegations, and breached a clause in its enterprise agreement, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A 72-year-old worker denied casual conversion wasn't "the victim of a complex conspiracy", the Federal Circuit Court has ruled, in dismissing his general protections claim.
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