A self-proclaimed anti-vaxxer "arguably" suffered discrimination on the basis of "social origin" when she was sacked for failing to meet a vaccination deadline, but the discrimination was not direct nor unlawful, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee who admitted to smoking marijuana while on annual leave was not unfairly sacked over a positive test when he returned to work, nor treated less fairly than his colleagues, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A manager who privately vented about his stressful and "toxic" workplace was appropriately sacked for misconduct, with a commission finding he contributed to the negative culture.
Workplace disagreements and behaviours caused an employee "some stress", but they didn't significantly contribute to his psychological ailment, a tribunal has ruled.
An employer has defended its decision not to renew a manager's employment contract, after it received negative feedback from his colleagues and discovered he'd failed to escalate serious cultural issues.
An employee had "legitimate privacy concerns" about her employer's vaccination history request and was unfairly sacked for resisting it, a commission has ruled in awarding her 14 weeks' compensation.
A casual employee who worked every week for more than a year has been blocked from pursuing her unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission found her employment wasn't regular and systematic.
A manager who was bullied and intimidated, and then sacked, after being diagnosed with a terminal illness has been awarded $163k in adverse action proceedings.
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