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.
A former NAB employee has failed to prove she was sacked because the bank needed someone to blame for the Royal Commission's findings. Also in this article, employee experience research, personal development portfolios, and more.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's dismissal for threatening to hit female colleagues and acting aggressively towards an HR manager, rejecting his "fanciful" denials of wrongdoing.
An employee who claimed his co-workers conspired with his employer to falsify s-xual harassment complaints against him has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
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.
