It wasn't reasonable for an employer to rely on a manager's "eyewitness" account of a workplace assault, given he then "took absolutely no action, and continued on with the working day", a commissioner has ruled.
The events an employee claimed were discrimination weren't linked to her autism and ADHD, but rather resulted from managers' understandable concerns about her performance and behaviour, a tribunal has ruled.
It was unreasonable to summarily dismiss an employee for stealing food from her workplace, without unequivocal evidence that she didn't intend to pay for the items she ate, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A sacked employee has won reinstatement despite his employer's objections, with the Fair Work Commission accepting he could continue advocating for his jailed partner without adversely affecting its reputation.
Ongoing punctuality and performance issues gave an employer valid reasons to dismiss an employee, but its process was flawed because she had to respond to them "on the spot", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Adjusting an employee's roster to accommodate her caring responsibilities wouldn't have imposed a significant burden on an employer, and its refusal amounted to discrimination, a tribunal has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that an employee was forced to resign due to unaddressed psychosocial risks, finding her employer was "supportive" and acted in a "timely and comprehensive manner".
The Fair Work Commission has berated an employee, who continued to use AI tools to prepare his general protections claim after being warned his submissions were "incoherent" and misleading.
Despite an employee's efforts to cast an email he sent in a different light, a commission has found it wasn't about "wishing everyone a happy new year" but rather was "extremely inappropriate" and warranted his dismissal.
It was "extremely harsh" to dismiss a senior manager who was taking leave due to a psychological injury, after being falsely accused of financial mismanagement, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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