An employee who saw negative feedback as a "fallacious, malicious and libellous" attack on her reputation is not entitled to compensation for a psychological injury, a commission has found.
It was fair to sack an employee who travelled overseas without approval to take annual leave, despite some shortfalls in the employer's process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The humiliation of having to express breastmilk in a storeroom was "obvious", the Federal Circuit Court has ruled, in upholding an employee's discrimination and adverse action claims.
Rising claim numbers mean HR professionals are now more frequently required to navigate the complexities of the Fair Work Commission. And, as caseloads grow, it's essential for practitioners to be well-prepared and efficient in their approach. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast so you can avoid common pitfalls and put your best foot forward.
An HR manager who claimed to have "elevated" experience and the ability to "model proper workplace behaviours" had options other than quitting when she was upset by inappropriate workplace comments, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Even though most employers have come to see employee wellbeing as a shared responsibility, a key pillar is missing from their approach, a mindset specialist says.
A sacked leader "was not without her failings", but her supervisor's "managerial cowardice", in failing to raise any performance concerns with her prior to termination, made her dismissal unfair.
When negative emotions such as anger and frustration are only short-lived at work, they can spark positive behaviours that improve performance and engagement, new research shows.
After falsifying timesheets and providing a "wholly unconvincing" explanation for them, an employee was ill advised to persist with his unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has noted.
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