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Removing a manager from her role, informing hundreds of staff of this decision, and then dismissing her, weren't actions taken because she'd made 19 workplace complaints, an appeal court has ruled.

It would be "unconscionable" to allow an employer to dismiss a group of employees for misconduct after an "arbitrary and unfair" investigation, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.

An HR manager has failed to prove he was constructively dismissed when his employer revoked its offer for him to work remotely.

The Federal Court has restrained a non-legal representative from communicating with three major employers on behalf of unvaccinated workers, finding his emails have become "progressively more aggressive" and threatening.

Employers are becoming increasingly concerned about facing claims in the Fair Work Commission from workers who are represented by people without legal qualifications.

An employee who initially thought her demotion letter was an "emotional brain-snap" has successfully argued she was unfairly sacked.

An employer has failed to prove that it sacked an employee over "threatening" and "offensive" internal communications, with a court finding her complaints about executives "sealed [her] fate".

Managers consistently dealt with an employee's work mistakes in a "positive, encouraging and supportive manner", even while dealing with numerous customer complaints, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.

An employee's flexible work arrangements placed an "unfair burden" on his colleagues, meaning it was open to his employer to limit his remote working to one day per week, a commission has ruled.

An employee's flexible work arrangements placed an "unfair burden" on his colleagues, meaning it was open to his employer to limit his remote working to one day per week, a commission has ruled.