Having one member of a small team repeatedly fail to meet project timelines was "a situation that any business would need to address", the Fair Work Commission has noted in rejecting an employee's stop-bullying claim.
An underperforming employee has failed to prove he was forced to resign, with the Fair Work Commission accepting his manager was genuinely trying to "get the best out of him".
An employee who made "troubling" comments during a performance meeting and then took extended sick leave was fairly sacked after refusing to attend an IME, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee has failed to prove that he was threatened with performance management and a role transfer because of his work-related injury, with a tribunal finding managers were just giving him "helpful suggestions".
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.
