An employee's bid for interim orders restraining her employer from disciplining or dismissing her until her stop-bullying application is finalised has been rejected on appeal.
An HR manager's dismissal process was "riddled with flaws", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding a claim despite a valid reason for termination.
A 'technicality' in the JobKeeper 2.0 extension has brought the deadline back by one week to Monday 24 August. Also in this article: an employee sacked for sexualised comments has lost his claim, and a wrap of recent unfair dismissal cases.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim from an employee who alleged he faced a hostile working environment after being investigated for s-xual harassment.
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.
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.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
