An employee who was traumatised after featuring in a s-xually suggestive poster has successfully sought maximum damages from her employer and its workplace health advisor for discrimination and harassment.
An employee's "foolish" Facebook comment was a "regrettable example" of someone using social media without considering the ramifications, but it wasn't a sackable offence, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Especially in light of the broadening 'workplace', employers that still don't provide guidance around social media use are exposing themselves to growing legal risks, a lawyer says.
An employer that failed to follow its own disciplinary process during "bedlam" after negative media reports has nonetheless defended sacking an employee who made a "s-xualised" social media post.
An employer has defended sacking an employee for making numerous unsubstantiated bullying and harassment complaints, and frequently challenging work processes and performance feedback.
An employer has asked the Fair Work Commission to clarify whether casual loading specifically includes a long service leave component, as it faces down a union claim.
An HR advisor's "detachment" from an investigation and its relevance to an employee's disciplinary process was "unacceptable", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in stop-bullying proceedings.
An employer systemically demoted an employee, harassed him at work and online, and underpaid him because he enquired about his entitlements, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
An employee's aggressive conduct was motivated by genuine procedural concerns and an eagerness to act in clients' best interests, but it was still "repugnant to his employment relationship", the FWC has found.
A casual employee who was not immediately available when her employer's business reopened after a nine-week lockdown was unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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