The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's unfair dismissal claim, finding the employer's two-month delay undermined its claim the sacking occurred for safety reasons.
An employee who was sacked for storing more than 1,200 p-rnographic and inappropriate emails in her work account was unfairly dismissed, a commission has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to halt a workplace investigation and refrain from taking any disciplinary action against an employee until it determines her stop-bullying application.
Employers can take one of two paths when determining how to handle cross-complaints that arise during workplace bullying investigations, a specialist says.
The Fair Work Commission has found an employer wasn't entitled to dismiss a worker who posted a "crude and immature" Facebook comment during work time, noting that offensive language is "increasingly part of the common vernacular". In other news, research shows employers should encourage personal networking despite the risks; a leadership program aims to boost C-Suite diversity; and more.
A YouTube video that highlighted an employee's "flippant" regard for his work duties had the potential to damage his employer's reputation, and warranted dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employee who was sacked with five minutes' notice has been awarded more than $27k by the Fair Work Commission after it found that, in a profane workplace, telling a manager to "get f-cked" did not warrant summary dismissal.
Mediation following s-xual harassment complaints might be necessary to ensure employees understand appropriate behaviour and communication in the workplace, but it can be risky to force parties to be involved, an investigations specialist warns.
It was unfair of an employer to end a worker's contract after a minor incident, despite his earlier "absolute final warning" for accusing an HR manager of killing his colleague.
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