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An employer discriminated against a pregnant employee when it failed to extend her temporary fixed-term contract, after planning future work for her to do, a commission has ruled.

An employer dismissed a manager for regularly leaving work early, without giving him an opportunity to explain his absences, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employer's response to complaints about a "close personal relationship" between employees was "far too informal", but it didn't amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employers can bolster their prevention and response strategies for workplace sexual harassment by drawing on the expertise of those who have experienced it, according to an authority in the field.

An employer's announcement that it took "positive steps" to remove an employee accused of sexual harassment from the workplace has undermined its claim that he voluntarily resigned.

An employer was entitled to conclude an employee was under the influence of dr-gs when he was involved in a safety incident, despite failing to test him as required by its own D&A policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An HR officer who claimed she was forced to quit after being "instructed" to discriminate against women actually "misconstrued" the situation, the Fair Work Commission has found.

The Fair Work Commission has recommended an employer and employee show "leadership" to move away from their current flexible work stalemate, noting a "part way compromise is still better than nothing at all".

An employer made "very little attempt" to substantiate serious allegations against an employee, who had "perfectly plausible" reasons for her conduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

A rotating panel of volunteer staff has become a much-tapped resource for devising, testing, implementing and evaluating a range of initiatives at Deloitte Australia, its chief people and purpose officer says.