An employee has failed to prove her public scrutiny concerns warranted removing her name from an FWC ruling. Also in this article, a casual has lost her appeal for greater unfair dismissal compensation; and more.
An employee who refused to participate in an on-call roster, due to concerns it was negatively affecting his mental wellbeing, breached his contract and was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was unreasonable to expect an organisation to create a "special position" for an employee suffering workplace stress, a court has ruled in dismissing his negligence claim.
In a case that illustrates the challenges of shifting a culture where inappropriate behaviour is considered normal, an employer with "a considerable way to go" has defended an unfair dismissal claim because its actions were "consistent with a reforming workplace".
An employee who posted a s-xually suggestive meme on social media "with the aim to upset" was fairly dismissed, despite the workplace's "robust" culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
As employers put more effort into preventing workplace s-xual harassment, they are being warned to expect statistics to get worse before they get better.
A court has upheld a finding that an employer didn't discriminate against an employee who claimed to have a rash that caused him to "unconsciously" scratch his pelvic region.
An employee has failed to prove her dismissal for refusing a flu vaccination was unfair, after the Fair Work Commission ruled her employer's response to her pushback was "objectively reasonable".
A commission has rejected that an employee was subject to "gaslighting" and intense micromanagement during a performance improvement process, and upheld her dismissal.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
