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.
Workplace sexual harassment training "overwhelmingly" focuses on male-to-female conduct, which could perpetuate stigma and underreporting among men who are harassed by men, a lawyer warns.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that a supervisor's employment ended by mutual agreement after a heated argument, accepting he was dismissed without a valid reason.
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