An employer acted reasonably in sacking an employee who tried to undermine managers, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article, two misconduct-related dismissals upheld despite their procedural defects.
A commission has ordered an employer to compensate an employee for a psychological injury he suffered after it failed to address his excessive workload and mismanaged allegations against him.
Employers considering waiving confidentiality agreements to assist the s-xual harassment inquiry might be best served by weighing the legal and other implications on a case-by-case basis, a workplace lawyer says.
A long-serving employee with a history of misconduct has successfully claimed unfair dismissal, despite the Fair Work Commission likening him to a workplace "dinosaur".
An employee who claimed her comments about a supervisor's weight were a "scientific fact" rather than bullying has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission she was unfairly dismissed.
The Federal Circuit Court has ordered a sacked HR coordinator to pay $35k in costs, after he unreasonably refused his former employer's settlement offers. Also in this article, recent adverse action and redundancy decisions, workplace learning needs to double, and more.
The case of a contractor who funnelled more than $500k in payments to his own accounts over five months holds important lessons on preventing fraud, says NSW corruption watchdog ICAC.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate an employee whose role was made redundant, after slamming its consultation failures and "shoddy" record-keeping.
The Federal Circuit Court has criticised an HR business partner's defence of an adverse action claim, finding she sacked an employee on probation for making workplace complaints.
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.
