An employer that went to "extraordinary lengths" to support an employee experiencing domestic violence, but then sacked her for poor attendance, has successfully argued the dismissal was fair.
Westpac was justified in sacking an employee for allowing a relative to use his work phone and transferring customer data to his personal email account, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An HR consultant is claiming his former employer discriminated against him by favouring younger workers and sacking him while he was unfit for work. Also in this article, the key to stopping the collapse of enterprise bargaining, C-suite leaders' top concern heading into 2019, and more.
The Fair Work Commission has found an employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee for breaching its D&A policy, but the dismissal was harsh because of its HR manager's "pattern of overreach" towards him.
The Commonwealth Bank had a valid reason to sack an employee it alleged had stolen $3k, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, while questioning its decision to provide him with pay in lieu of notice.
The Federal Court has found an employer took unlawful adverse action against an employee with a psychological injury, rejecting that his dismissal arose from what the HR manager described as a "misstep".
The Federal Government has proposed a new Fair Work regulation to prevent casual employees from "double dipping" on entitlements. Also in this article, more compensation and a penalty have been ordered in the case that sparked the casuals confusion, permanent conversion rights are to be extended, and more.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised Westpac for its "tick and flick" approach to workplace training, finding its dismissal of an employee for policy breaches was unfair.
An employee who assaulted a colleague outside of work hours during "extreme emotional anguish" has failed to convince a commission he was unfairly dismissed.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
