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.
Limiting bureaucracy and empowering employees at all levels is driving growth and retention at an organisation looking to double in size over the next few years.
An employer was wrong to sack a manager over "implausible" and unfounded allegations that he engaged in racist behaviour and threatened to sack a new employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who was sacked for having an undisclosed criminal conviction, after avoiding her employer's police check requests for two years, has successfully claimed she was unfairly dismissed.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
