An employer and a workplace health advisor have failed on appeal to prove that displaying a poster of a female employee did not constitute sexual harassment because it was intended as a safety reminder.
An employee has lost her chance at an adverse action appeal; meanwhile her support person is being referred to Police after overstepping his role and sending a series of "abusive" emails to the Fair Work Commission.
It was "unrealistic" to expect an employer to wait for an injured employee to undergo therapy before dismissing him for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer acted with "undue haste" in fast tracking two warnings about a manager's misconduct, when it would have been "relatively easy" to obtain her response to its allegations before sacking her.
Individual personalities react differently to workplace stress, and taking generalised approaches to wellbeing can do more harm than good, a Myers-Briggs psychologist says.
An employer's inconsistent disciplinary response to a workplace incident rendered a supervisor's dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering reinstatement.
A supervisor's approach to managing an employee's workplace behaviour was not heavy-handed or unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in refusing to make a stop-bullying order.
A poor-performing employee was not given an adequate opportunity or support to improve, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
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