After complaining about dangerous workplace behaviour, an employee resigned in the heat of the moment, according to the Fair Work Commission, and his employer should have waited to confirm his intentions rather than accept it.
A tribunal has upheld an appeal by an employee who sustained a psychological injury after being falsely accused of misconduct, in a ruling that shows employers can't just refer to their third-party contracts when relying on a reasonable action defence.
It "defies belief" that an employer would defend a consultation process as "best practice", when it involved informing a manager of his termination during an impromptu coffee meeting in a busy street, according to a tribunal.
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An employer didn't act "with undue haste" regarding a worker whose visa renewal arrived just days after he was sacked for not having Australian work rights, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It's a common mistake to call leaders a "team" when they function as a group, and the opportunity cost is significant, a behavioural scientist and leadership coach warns.
The Fair Work Commission has used a "rarely exercised" power to revoke an unfair dismissal ruling it made in an employee's favour, after finding she misled both her employer and the tribunal.
As awareness around psychosocial safety grows, more employers are investing in risk prevention at crucial times of workplace change, according to a psychologist.
An employer wasn't obligated to provide a detailed employment contract for a "directly comparable" redeployment opportunity, the Fair Work Commission has found, in ruling it fulfilled its consultation requirements and the redundancy was genuine.
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