The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to re-credit personal leave to nine employees, even though directing them to stay home over COVID exposure concerns was "rational and appropriate".
Employers that tried to help employees during the pandemic by allowing them to take personal/carer's leave are now at risk of having to re-credit it, a workplace lawyer warns in light of a new ruling.
An employee who was sacked after allegedly masturbating at work has failed to convince a commission that his employer discriminated against him for having a skin rash that caused him to "unconsciously" scratch his pelvic region.
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