A tribunal has rejected an employee's claim that he was unfairly sacked following his conviction for domestic violence, which he argued was not sufficiently connected to his employment to warrant his dismissal.
The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer for its "dysfunctional" and "shambolic" workplace culture, and ordered it to compensate an employee for unfair dismissal.
The Fair Work Commission is increasingly calling 'time's up' on cultural misfits and undesirable behaviour in the workplace, according to an employment lawyer.
The Fair Work Commission has deemed three dismissals to be unfair because of procedural issues, including an "overzealous" allegation, a failure to warn a worker about his inappropriate behaviour, and a lack of specific evidence about an employee's misconduct.
A coroner has slammed an employer's HR team and managers for demoting and bullying an employee, who was suffering a mental illness, prior to her death by suicide. Meanwhile, two experts share tips for supporting employees who are facing a personal crisis.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that his dismissal for misconduct at a work Christmas party was unfair because the employer failed to give instructions on appropriate standards of behaviour.
An employee who frequently used racist language at work was fairly dismissed, despite his long and otherwise unblemished history with his employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that he was unfairly dismissed for serious misconduct after his employer failed to act on signs of his declining mental health.
Two recent unfair dismissal rulings have put recruitment practices in the spotlight - one involving a misleading candidate, and another a selection panel conflict of interest.
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.
