An employee who was promoted to a role she was unable to perform, and left "out of her depth", has been denied both reinstatement and compensation despite winning an unfair dismissal action.
An employee who was "committed and achieving" at work has failed to prove, some years later, that he was developing a compensable psychological injury at the time.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's unfair dismissal claim, after refusing to accept his secret recording of a disciplinary meeting as evidence.
In light of #MeToo many employers are examining their workplace relationship policies, and some are definitely more useful than others, a workplace lawyer says.
An employee has won the right to have his casual service included in the minimum employment period for lodging an unfair dismissal claim, after proving he had a reasonable expectation that his regular hours would continue.
A visa permitting an indefinite stay in Australia didn't extinguish an employer's right to summon a seconded employer back to his home country, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal application.
An employer that sacked an employee for taking excessive breaks and sleeping on the job could have done more to substantiate its allegations, but still had sufficient evidence to justify dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The steps employers take to prevent and respond to harassment in the workplace are fundamentally flawed, according to S-x Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that he was not sufficiently warned prior to his dismissal for falsifying time and attendance records.
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.
