Misconduct | Page 59 (788 items)

An employee has lost his general protections claim after failing to convince a court he was sacked for being injured rather than a "bludger". Also in this article: new unfair dismissal rulings; why non-disclosure agreements should be "outlawed"; and more.

An employee has successfully claimed he was forced to resign, but the Fair Work Commission has nonetheless found his dismissal was fair.

The Fair Work Commission has awarded $4000 compensation to an injured employee who was preparing to return to work when he was dismissed for misconduct that occurred eight months earlier.

Five senior executives have won their unfair dismissal claims, but will receive no compensation after the Fair Work Commission found they engaged in a "significant amount of misconduct" after being sacked.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has overturned a finding that an employer acted unfairly when it disciplined and ultimately sacked a worker who claimed his misconduct arose from a mental illness.

An employee's intimidating behaviour towards a female colleague was "short lived", but nonetheless provided a valid reason to dismiss him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employer has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission it was fair to dismiss an employee for misconduct, when it had no policies to back up its complaints about his behaviour.

An employer was wrong to sack an employee whose public critiques breached its code of conduct when he had a right to express himself freely under its enterprise agreement, a court has ruled.

A long-serving employee could have avoided dismissal had she been honest about drinking on the job, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article: the five characteristics of self-disruptive leaders; organisations lack change-readiness; and more.

An employer has avoided stop-bullying orders after the Fair Work Commission found it was "proactive" in responding to workplace bullying allegations.