A ruling that an employer prejudged an employee's misconduct should send a "salutary message" to all others about the need to provide genuine opportunities to respond, the Fair Work Commission says.
An employee who was subjected to "serious and repeated" harassment by her manager is entitled to more than the $10k in damages she was originally awarded, a court has ruled on appeal.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that he should have received a warning after taking excessive breaks and swearing during a meeting, and not summarily dismissed for serious misconduct.
An employee with an "apparent fixation" on the changing gender balance of his workplace has failed to block disciplinary action after colleagues complained about his behaviour.
An HR manager has failed to prove a supervisor's conduct during a performance review breached her employment contract, with a court finding she should have expected some negative feedback.
An employer must again defend dismissing a worker who said she would "take down" the company, after she won an appeal but then lost a dispute over what form the rehearing should take.
An employer that took a "commendable" approach to dealing with an employee's workload concerns has successfully appealed against her compensation for a psychological injury.
An employer that was recently fined $475k for "undoubtedly exploitative" underpayments is once again facing court, over allegations it should have known about its franchisees' Fair Work Act breaches.
The Federal Circuit Court has imposed maximum fines on an employer and its director after finding they made "unmeritorious" claims against a general manager "solely" to avoid paying her entitlements.
The full Federal Court has increased Employsure's fine for misleading and deceptive conduct to $3 million, ruling the earlier penalty didn't carry "sufficient sting".
