An "adversarial" employee has won stop-bullying orders, while also being subject to orders herself, with the Fair Work Commission finding she was marginalised and ignored after returning from sick leave.
The difficulty of managing underperformance with remote or hybrid workers is exacerbated by the fact there are no "hard and fast rules" about what a performance improvement plan should contain, an employment lawyer says.
An employer's "shameless" attempt to use unpaid entitlements as a bargaining chip to settle an unfair dismissal claim was "disturbing and distasteful to observe", the Fair Work Commission has said.
An employer has failed to prove an employee with a history of "troubling disorders" wasn't entitled to compensation for a psychological injury because its numerous management actions against him were reasonable.
An employer has failed to prove it didn't intend to dismiss a worker after she publicly responded to a "hurtful" email about absenteeism, and has been ordered to pay her maximum compensation.
A redeployment offer was "clearly a demotion" for an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's bid to reduce her 13-week redundancy entitlement.
An employee's "bizarre" communication style was the reason for his dismissal, and it was unsurprising that his employer was "confused" by it, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled in adverse action proceedings.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected an employer's bid to overturn an unfair dismissal ruling, which ordered reinstatement against its strong objections.
Increased remote and hybrid working models have intensified employers' performance management challenges. Are your processes adapting in line with developing risks? Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to stay up to date on today's key performance management challenges.
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.