An employee who claimed his workplace absence was weaponised as a disciplinary threat to his whole team has lost his psychological injury claim, after a commission found the employer's warnings were "entirely reasonable".
An HR leader had a "genuine desire" to understand whether an absent employee was able to continue in his role, and she wasn't trying to "trigger" the end of his employment as he claimed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee would have been better off admitting to workplace misconduct as a "brain fart" instead of denying he ever engaged in it, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding he was fairly sacked for vandalising client property.
An employer's decision to retrench an HR consultant was an "egregious example of the unfair exercise of managerial prerogative", the Fair Work Commission has found, while criticising its HR leaders for their "disrespect".
Poor attendance at work and refusing to correct behaviour wasn't "sufficiently serious" to warrant a manager's dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him 16 weeks' compensation.
An employee wasn't "taken by surprise" when told he'd failed a performance review, a commission has ruled, finding his deficiencies were "well documented" and his employer's processes were reasonable.
In sacking a worker for 'underperformance', an employer wrongly relied upon contractual terms that had no "force or effect", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Raising concerns about a manager's ability to work effectively while at home "played a role" in her decision to quit, but it wasn't a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee accused of making a female colleague feel uncomfortable has lost his psychological injury appeal, after a court found management's response to the complaint was "unremarkable" and reasonable in the circumstances.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
