A top-ranked university lecturer who was sacked for failing to achieve newly-introduced performance benchmarks has won reinstatement, with the Fair Work Commission finding more than 10 reasons her "poor performance" rating was unfair.
The new framework recommended for managing workplace s-xual harassment is a welcome step beyond just compliance, but falls short of a truly victim-centred approach, says an expert.
BHP displayed "astounding and unacceptable" hypocrisy in expecting employees to abide by policies its senior staff didn't understand, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has affirmed that an employee's secret recording of a disciplinary meeting should not be admitted as evidence in his unfair dismissal dispute.
More than a century after the first International Women's Day, employers still have a mixed response to workplace gender equality, but it's not the time for complacency.
An employer previously ordered to pay $230k for defaming a former employee has successfully appealed the ruling on the basis its communication was of "critical interest" to the recipients.
An employee who accused his employer of digitally altering a corporate headshot to lighten his skin tone has failed to substantiate claims of discrimination.
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