A worker was fairly sacked for breaking one of his employer's 'cardinal rules', despite procedural failings in its HR practices, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A recent finding that an employee was unfairly dismissed in spite of his offensive conduct at a work Christmas party should in fact give some comfort to employers, according to a legal expert.
A large employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker who was sacked for racist comments towards a colleague, after the Fair Work Commission found numerous failings in its processes led to the dismissal.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate a worker after the company failed to prove just about all of the allegations of misconduct that led to his sacking.
There are more toxic employees in the workplaces than ever before, warns an employment law barrister, who urges HR professionals not to delay acting when they spot them.
A senior manager "fundamentally undermined" his employer's trust and confidence when he lied about an affair with a subordinate, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A gathering of colleagues at a manager's apartment was not a "seamless continuation" of a preceding work lunch, and the injuries he sustained after falling from his balcony in an intoxicated state were not compensable, a commission has ruled.
An employer had valid grounds to sack a worker who accidentally sent a text message to her manager labelling him a 'complete dick', the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer that followed a clause in its enterprise agreement "in form rather than substance" when investigating alleged misconduct took an approach that could "only be described as procedurally unfair", the FWC has ruled.
The media frenzy surrounding a fashion retailer's controversial code of conduct is just one of the risks employers face when they have obscure or onerous workplace policies, warns a lawyer.
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