An employee was fairly sacked for poor performance despite showing signs of improvement, the Fair Work Commission has found, rejecting that his ongoing mistakes were "only minor".
An employer systemically demoted an employee, harassed him at work and online, and underpaid him because he enquired about his entitlements, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
An employee who alleged she suffered 20 instances of unlawful adverse action during her three-month probation has lost her $3.8 million general protections claim.
It was wrong for a Fair Work Commissioner to conclude an employer unfairly dismissed a poor-performing employee because she hadn't received any warnings about her conduct, a full bench has ruled.
An employer didn't force an employee to resign by changing the days and times of his performance management meetings, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Four considerations must factor into employers' performance and disciplinary processes when mental health issues are potentially also at play, a workplace lawyer says.
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