Employment law cases | Page 179 (3,605 items)

An employee's "naïve belief" that he could unilaterally decide when he would return to his workplace was a valid reason for dismissal, but his employer's "severely flawed" process made it unfair.

Uber Eats' new contracts have been criticised for 'gagging' workers from speaking out about the company and its practices. Also in this article, a new HR consultancy has opened its doors; another underpayments enforceable undertaking; and more.

An employee breached her duty of fidelity to her employer by running a business that directly competed with it, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in finding her misconduct termination fair. Meanwhile, two other employees have lost similar unfair dismissal claims.

The Full Federal Court's ruling in Rossato v WorkPac is effectively a "warrant" for employees to double-dip on wages, and suggests "justice and the law... have parted company", the employer is arguing before the High Court.

An employee who unsuccessfully sought to withdraw her resignation after the employer accepted it has failed to prove she was unfairly dismissed.

An employee who has been jailed until 2026 over sexual assault has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission his unfair dismissal application should proceed. Also in this article, new case law on stand downs, rescinded resignations, and more.

An employer whose return-to-work plan gave an employee the impression he was being managed out of his job was not liable for related anxiety, insomnia and panic attacks, a tribunal has found.