A tribunal has upheld an employee's sacking for absenteeism and "confrontational and aggressive" behaviour, rejecting her claim that she was not adequately warned about her conduct.
In the wake of investigations slamming the core organisational capability of South Australia's work health and safety regulator, a major culture transformation program has already made significant progress.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised an HR team for failing "at numerous points" to intervene and resolve a rostering dispute before it escalated to an "intractable situation".
The Federal Court has reaffirmed that employment policies aimed at addressing gender imbalance are protected from discrimination legislation, in a case brought by a former employee who alleges he was overlooked for a promotion because he is a man.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate a worker sacked for misconduct, finding it applied its processes inconsistently and subjected her to an "unjustified level of scrutiny".
A tribunal has sent a strong message about the way employers communicate allegations of s-xual harassment, in upholding compensation for a supervisor who was "shattered" by a complaint against him.
An employer acted unfairly when it sacked an employee on the basis of lost trust and confidence, because it failed to provide enough evidence for its reasons, the Fair Work Commission has found.
This webinar will unpack key developments in employment law, and how to prepare for the workplace matters most likely to impact HR practitioners during 2026.
