An employer has been ordered to reinstate an employee it sacked for using racially divisive language in a team meeting, after the Fair Work Commission found the comments weren't intended as an insult.
An employee's confusion about Qantas' workplace policies didn't justify his decision to view pornographic content at work, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee who was sacked for misconduct that occurred while he was off duty has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission his dismissal was unfair.
The Fair Work Commission has found two employees were unfairly dismissed for making s-xual comments about a female colleague over a workplace chat system, ruling only one message breached its policies.
The High Court has updated and publicised its s-xual harassment policies in the wake of findings against a former judge. Also in this article, Western Australia's new IR bill; an employee retrenched at the height of COVID-19 who saw her employer advertising jobs weeks later can claim unfair dismissal; and more.
A tribunal full bench has criticised a judge for failing to consider the domestic abuse implications of reinstating an employee who was sacked for stalking a colleague.
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