In a long-running matter, an employee has again failed to argue that in not following its grievance resolution procedures, his employer breached his employment contract.
A dismissed employee has failed to gain orders against former colleagues she claimed were still bullying her by calling her phone. Also in this article: recent dismissal rulings; why diversity and inclusion programs fail to drive change; and the biggest causes of pay rate discrepancies.
A Christmas party that an employer didn't organise or host - but did encourage staff to attend - was work-related, an appeal tribunal has found in ruling a s-xually harassed employee was eligible for compensation.
An employee who responded to theft allegations claiming he'd made "a joke", and who called a manager and HR partner "despicable human beings" on social media, has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
The Fair Work Commission has awarded $9000 in compensation to an employee it found was unfairly dismissed after an aggressive altercation with a co-worker.
An employer that claimed it warned an employee about his conduct on multiple occasions before dismissing him, has undermined its reliance on a zero-tolerance policy to support its actions, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an application by three employees for "oppressive" interim stop-bullying orders. Also in this article, an employee loses her constructive dismissal appeal; an employer wins a dispute over PPL eligibility; and more.
The Fair Work Commission has put an employer on notice following an "unbalanced" process that saw one employee sacked as a result of an argument, while the other wasn't even rebuked.
The Fair Work Commission has found that a "brutal" dismissal fell short of being harsh, because the employee had "clear and fair opportunities" to respond to the allegations against him.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of three employees for misconduct, finding the trio abused their positions to obtain a range of "extravagant personal benefits".
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
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