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It was reasonable for an employer to accept the resignation of an employee who felt "upset and wronged" after a workplace altercation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employee who insisted performance management and disciplinary processes were "weapons used against him" by hostile managers has lost his psychological injury claim.

An HR manager's criticism of an employee's "unprofessional behaviour" towards her was misplaced, with the Federal Circuit Court finding most of their interactions were "perfectly ordinary".

An employer repudiated an employee's training contract when it unintentionally terminated instead of amending it, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found in clearing him to pursue his unfair dismissal claim.

An HR consultant's communication about a manager's potential redundancy or summary dismissal was "bizarre", the Fair Work Commission has found, in criticising his "astonishingly poor advice" to an employer.

An employer wasn't trying to avoid making an employee redundant when it dismissed him for calling his manager a "pr-ck" and accusing him of "lying in front of God", the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employer's responses to an employee's workplace complaints were "prompt" and "thorough", the Federal Circuit Court has ruled, finding it dismissed him because he couldn't perform the inherent requirements of his role.

Mining giant Thiess has agreed to directly employ 27 labour hire workers, and raise their pay by $30k, in response to the Mining and Energy Union's 'same job, same pay' application.

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An employee's struggles performing "less demanding" modified duties meant an employer had no confidence she'd be able to return to her pre-injury role, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding she was fairly sacked.