An employer has failed to overturn a reinstatement order for an employee sacked for a positive cannabis test, with a Fair Work Commission full bench rejecting that the ruling cast doubt on the validity of workplace D&A policies more broadly.
It was unfair to sack an employee who sent "extremely insulting" messages, which inadvertently ended up being viewed by his employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Federal Court has rejected a senior HR business partner's latest challenge regarding his serious misconduct dismissal, after two Fair Work Commission decisions upheld it as fair.
An employer has unsuccessfully argued that the Fair Work Commission doesn't have the power to determine the location of an employee's reinstatement order.
Engaging in "deeply personal" behaviour with a client amounted to s-xual misconduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in rejecting an employee's unfair dismissal claim.
An employer has failed to overturn the reinstatement of an employee it sacked for sexual harassment, despite a Fair Work Commission full bench agreeing that his dismissal was valid.
A decision to suspend an employee without pay while he faces criminal charges over an alleged workplace assault has been upheld as fair and reasonable, despite his strenuous denials of any wrongdoing.
An investigation isn't always the best response to a workplace complaint or issue, and sometimes it will make the matter worse, a conflict specialist says.
An employer must reinstate an employee it accused of time theft and safety breaches, after the FWC found his allegedly serious misconduct either didn't occur, or was a "one-off record keeping breach".
Actions that an employer viewed as demonstrating a "lack of care and concern" should have been characterised as performance issues rather than misconduct, according to the Fair Work Commission.
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