The Fair Work Commission has chastised a long-serving employee for creating a "false and misleading story" to explain his workplace actions, finding his dismissal for serious misconduct was "wholly justified".
An employee "blatantly" lied to his employer when he said he wasn't recording their meetings, the Fair Work Commission has found, ruling this post-dismissal discovery foiled his case.
An employee has failed to prove on appeal that his employer was vicariously liable for his co-worker's "extreme and unnecessary" behaviour towards him, which caused him to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder.
An employee who would "appear out of nowhere" and watch other staff, sometimes in the dark, has failed to prove his behaviour didn't warrant a 12-month remuneration reduction.
An employee has successfully appealed a ruling that his out-of-hours misconduct warranted his dismissal, with a full Federal Court finding there was no proper consideration of procedural fairness matters.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that he didn't deserve to be dismissed because his numerous Facebook friend requests and unsolicited messages to a young female colleague were actually from his seven-year-old son.
An employee who "intimidated" another worker into taking a "sickie" during industrial action has been awarded $65.6k in compensation after the Fair Work Commission found his dismissal was harsh.
A self-proclaimed "touchy-feely" worker has failed to prove an investigation into her alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour was "fatally" damaged by irrelevant evidence.
A stressful and demanding work environment cannot excuse inappropriate behaviour towards subordinates, a tribunal has ruled in rejecting a senior employee's disciplinary action appeal.
An employee who was sacked for accusing his employer of covering up its own negligence has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding he jumped to "quick, ill-informed conclusions".
