After shoving a woman out of a lift on his way to work because he thought she was "rude", an employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he was unfairly sacked.
"Anomalies" in an employer's management of performance and conduct issues meant the process lacked clarity and resulted in a dismissal that was valid, but harsh, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Requesting medical information about an absent employee was lawful and reasonable under his contract, and his refusal to grant access warranted summary dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It is wrong to equate all forms of bullying with serious misconduct, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled, in upholding an appeal by a "socially inept" employee over a disciplinary transfer.
In ordering an employee's reinstatement, the Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer's "unshakeable view" of a workplace altercation and found he acted in self-defence.
An employee who complained he shouldn't have to undergo communication training, because he had ADHD and autism, was fairly sacked for misconduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
"Any reasonable adult worker" should understand that using offensive language to describe a CEO and other employees constitutes misconduct, a tribunal has noted in dismissing a sacked employee's application for reinstatement.
It was "fanciful" for an HR professional to defend forwarding confidential work information to his personal email, according to the Fair Work Commission, rejecting that his dismissal "did not fit the crime".
Giving an employee one day to respond to a show-cause letter after accusing him of assaulting a colleague was unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
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