An employer has failed to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that an employee had a duty to be honest during an investigation into his out-of-hours fight with a colleague.
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An employer responded in a professional, reasonable and sensitive way to a stressed employee's uncharacteristic outburst, the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting her constructive dismissal claim.
Employment contracts can work in harmony with modern awards and enterprise agreements if employers are careful not to make industrial instruments contractually binding, a lawyer says.
A manager's inappropriate conduct and poor attitude negatively impacted an employer's reputation and profitability, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his dismissal.
An employee who claimed he was left to "drift into irremediable psychological illness" after he made a workers' compensation claim has failed to prove he was unlawfully dismissed.
Human capital services provider Harrier Group has failed to gain access to alleged communications between its former CEO and 16 organisations following her dismissal.
HR roles are among those experiencing the most growth in demand, new data shows. Meanwhile, employers are pushing for failed IR proposals to return, and more.
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.