An employee has been granted an extension of time to pursue his unfair dismissal claim partly because his employer's HR team dragged its feet on responding to his enquiries.
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An HR manager's response to an employee's coworker concerns was appropriate, and the employer wasn't liable for an incident and its aggravation of pre-existing conditions, a court has ruled.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his Facebook posts shouldn't be considered offensive if he didn't "intend" them that way, losing his unfair dismissal claim.
An employer "wildly exaggerated" its inability to pay an employee her full redundancy entitlement, but has nonetheless succeeded in reducing the amount.
An employee has failed on appeal to prove she was "badgered, bullied and mobbed" by colleagues while her performance was under review, resulting in a psychiatric injury.
An employer's "protracted failure" to address an employee's harassment complaints left her with no choice but to abandon her employment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
