A CEO's failure to verify serious misconduct allegations before confirming a senior employee's dismissal "borders on negligence", the Fair Work Commission has found.
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has refused to disturb a finding that it was fair to sack an employee who couldn't return to her role after a traumatic workplace incident.
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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 sexual 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.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
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