A worker who was dismissed when pandemic restrictions forced her employer to close, but then was rehired under JobKeeper, has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission her employment tenure was unbroken.
It's time for the legal system to recognise "quasi-independent" workers who are neither contractor nor employee, an employment lawyer says in this Q&A on casuals and contracting compliance.
It was sensible for an employer to introduce new permanent staffing arrangements to address its poor culture, but in doing so it unfairly dismissed a casual employee, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer and director that blocked an employee's return to work after the birth of her child have been ordered to pay thousands in pecuniary penalties and compensation.
An employee has failed to claim he was unfairly dismissed for coughing in a nurse's face while she took his temperature. Meanwhile "legacy" JobKeeper employers will retain some stand down flexibilities under proposed changes to the scheme.
An HR manager's dismissal process was "riddled with flaws", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding a claim despite a valid reason for termination.
A 'technicality' in the JobKeeper 2.0 extension has brought the deadline back by one week to Monday 24 August. Also in this article: an employee sacked for sexualised comments has lost his claim, and a wrap of recent unfair dismissal cases.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim from an employee who alleged he faced a hostile working environment after being investigated for s-xual harassment.
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.
