The Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer for failing to properly scrutinise the work history of an employee, who was dismissed over historical allegations of s-xual misconduct.
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The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer for its "dysfunctional" and "shambolic" workplace culture, and ordered it to compensate an employee for unfair dismissal.
Nearly 75 per cent of Australian women are dissatisfied with the outcomes of their workplace s-xual harassment complaints, new research shows. Also in this article, the HR challenges posed by the "emotional economy"; employer ordered to improve bullying responses; which practices build employee resilience; and more.
An employee's psychological injury was exacerbated by a performance management process, a tribunal has found in chastising the HR department for failing to help the situation.
An injured employee foolishly rejected his employer's reasonable offers of redeployment, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his dismissal.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate an employee who was sacked after an altercation with a colleague it described as "volatile and unpredictable".
A rejected appeal in a long-running case effectively clears casual employees to "double dip" on entitlements and requires urgent legislative change, authorities say.
A case before the Federal Court has implications for most employers in Australia and could potentially cost them millions in unpaid leave entitlements.
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.
