Many of the Fair Work Act's amendments are "working as intended", a review has found, but its draft report suggests the list of employees' "protected attributes" could potentially be expanded, and fixed-term contract limits warrant further reform.
It was wrong of an employee not to correct her employer's false assumption about her qualifications, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding her dismissal.
An employee's bid to reopen his unfair dismissal case, so he could publicly raise "scandalous" allegations against his former employer, has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission.
An attempt to block access to mental health records in a dispute about an employee's physical condition has failed, with a Tribunal refusing to "divorce" the two issues.
It was unfair to summarily dismiss an employee who had a "genuine misunderstanding" of what his employer required, regardless of his serious misconduct, according to the Fair Work Commission.
Time spent in-person with colleagues can build a valuable sense of belonging at work, but if employers really want to create this, mandating a return to the office is one of the worst ways to go about it, a culture expert warns.
When informing a director she was being investigated for breaching a code of conduct, an employer failed to take into account her experience of family and domestic violence, and its approach caused her to suffer a psychological injury, a tribunal has ruled.
How an employer could claim a casual worker's employment was terminated "professionally", while also contending he wasn't dismissed, was a "mystery", according to the Fair Work Commission.
A worker on a fixed-term contract, who alleged she was "blocked" from completing the qualification she needed to become a permanent employee, was not dismissed and couldn't pursue an adverse action claim, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found.
A 64-year-old worker, whose employment was terminated the day after he had a severe fall requiring surgery, has been cleared to claim unfair dismissal despite lodging his application late.
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.
