A "hostile and combative" employee who described her refusal to comply with instructions as "a mere expression of opinion" was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A "fundamentally unreasonable" misconduct investigation has revealed an employer's culture as "one where management protects itself by finding scapegoats to appease complaint or criticism", according to the Fair Work Commission.
It was fair to dismiss an employee whose relationship with a new HR manager "deteriorated" to the extent that he failed to follow her lawful and reasonable instructions, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A BHP employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that a contract worker, upon hearing about a colleague's s-xual harassment claim, immediately fabricated another against him.
An employee has failed to prove he was unfairly sacked for his out-of-hours assault of a subordinate, with whom he was having an affair, after arguing it didn't impact his work performance.
A manager has failed to prove that numerous instances of physical contact with his subordinate occurred in the context of a "supportive and caring" employment relationship.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered reinstatement after finding an employer's tendency to "inflate the gravity and seriousness" of a worker's misconduct led to a harsh dismissal.
An employer's flawed approach to managing misbehaviour contributed to an employee's "defiant protestation and lack of cooperation", the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
