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.
An employer that stood down an employee in light of reduced demand for her work did so in contravention of the Fair Work Act, and has been ordered to reinstate her previous hours.
The Federal Circuit Court has awarded 48 former Macquarie Bank employees more than $1.3 million in compensation for underpayments, while describing their claim as "rapacious" with "an element of double dipping".
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
