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An employee has failed to prove an employer took adverse action in dismissing her due to her age, after it enquired about her plans for retirement.

The Fair Work Commission has rebuked an employer for failing to adequately manage sponsored workers, finding it unfairly dismissed an employee for the "trifling" offence of exceeding her permitted working hours.

A commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim brought by an employee who was openly hostile towards his employer and bullied his superiors, declaring he was "the architect of his own demise".

An employee's psychotic episode and subsequent psychological injury were caused by work stress, not marital issues, a tribunal has ruled.

A review of PageUp's handling of its high-profile data breach illustrates the importance of including support for employees in any crisis response plan, says its CEO.

An employee's refusal to use his employer's new workplace technology was a valid reason for dismissal, despite the employer's "concerning" privacy oversights, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

In two separate rulings, employees who were demoted and had their pay cut for performance and conduct issues were found to have been dismissed.

In just 90 days, Hoyts launched and was already reporting engagement benefits from a social media platform that improved communication across all its sites, its head of HR says.

An employer acted unreasonably, and at times vexatiously, when it defended an unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering it to pay costs.

An employee's claim that he was forced to resign because his employer "relentlessly" targeted him for poor performance has been rejected in the Fair Work Commission.