An employer has failed to prove that an injured employee's alleged incapacity for work was caused by his pre-existing mixed personality disorder, rather than "persistent and racist" workplace bullying.
An employer's extraordinary resistance to providing further information about its proposed enterprise agreement has "amplified" a Fair Work Commission full bench's concerns about its application.
It wasn't reasonable for an employer to enforce "strict compliance" with its policies in requiring a managing director to disclose his relationship with a subordinate, a tribunal has ruled.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has dismissed a stop s-xual harassment appeal, finding a disgruntled worker was seeking to agitate historical grievances.
An employee has won the right to appeal the rejection of his unfair dismissal claim, after an informal discussion escalated into a termination meeting.
An employee's out-of-hours misconduct wasn't a "trivial instance of drunken frivolity", but rather a serious event that could have damaged an employer's reputation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his dismissal.
An employee who had "managed to cope" for years following a stressful work event has lost his workers' compensation claim, after a tribunal found the "tipping point" for his psychological injury was a reasonable disciplinary process.
An employee has failed to prove a supervisor's "tirade of abuse" aggravated her post-traumatic stress disorder, with a commission finding her "clear dislike" for him distorted her perspective.
An employer had a valid reason to dismiss a 64-year-old employee on restricted duties, as it wasn't "reasonable" to make further adjustments to his role, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.