An employee who slept on the job was unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, after finding the employer "blindsided" her during the workplace investigation.
A manager caught removing files from her office just days after being informed of a restructure has failed to prove she was unfairly dismissed. Also in this article, new rulings on misconduct, bullying and discrimination, plus studies on long working hours, HR tech costs, and much more.
In the latest instalment in a long-running dispute, the Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of a worker who breached his employer's zero-tolerance alcohol policy. Also in this article, Fair Work amendments proposed for gig workers; fixes for Australia's "insecure work crisis"; workplace favouritism findings; and more.
Employees can't rely on a lack of social media training to defend online comments that they "would not dream of" making face-to-face, a Fair Work Commissioner has said in upholding a supervisor's dismissal as fair.
In a case that illustrates the perils of a divided workplace, the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of two union delegates accused of excluding a contractor from their lunchroom.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he was unfairly dismissed after threatening and abusing a senior executive and inappropriately touching a female colleague.
An employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee after she openly criticised a colleague who was applying for a promotion and revealed confidential details of a workplace investigation into his behaviour.
A royal commission has highlighted some broad issues with the role of performance incentives, and performance management practices, in driving unwanted workplace cultures and behaviour.
An HR manager with "significant practical and academic experience" denied an employee procedural fairness when he summarily dismissed him for breaching a workplace policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The high-profile dismissal of a South32 employee for workplace swearing has been overturned on appeal for being "harsh". Also in this article, new rulings on bullying and performance management; demand for contingent staff drops; APAC talent leaders are embracing gig workers; and more.
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.
