The Fair Work Commission has found an employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee for breaching its D&A policy, but the dismissal was harsh because of its HR manager's "pattern of overreach" towards him.
Despite an already high engagement score, a national employer has overhauled its engagement survey process to shorten the time it takes between receiving and responding to feedback.
The Commonwealth Bank had a valid reason to sack an employee it alleged had stolen $3k, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, while questioning its decision to provide him with pay in lieu of notice.
The Federal Court has found an employer took unlawful adverse action against an employee with a psychological injury, rejecting that his dismissal arose from what the HR manager described as a "misstep".
The Fair Work Commission has criticised Westpac for its "tick and flick" approach to workplace training, finding its dismissal of an employee for policy breaches was unfair.
An employee who assaulted a colleague outside of work hours during "extreme emotional anguish" has failed to convince a commission he was unfairly dismissed.
Organisations undergoing transformations often fail at some base levels to create the right conditions for sustainable success, according to a strategy and transformation expert.
An employee's stop-bullying application has been rejected, after the Fair Work Commission found the employer's head of HR successfully eliminated the risk of workplace bullying.
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