An employer has failed to overturn a reinstatement order for an employee sacked for a positive cannabis test, with a Fair Work Commission full bench rejecting that the ruling cast doubt on the validity of workplace D&A policies more broadly.
Requiring an employee to adhere to her performance improvement plan "to the letter" was "so lacking in fairness and flexibility" that it wasn't objectively reasonable, a commission has ruled in psychological injury proceedings.
There's often a "considerable" window during which stressed employees can get help and avoid burnout, but many experience warning signs without recognising them, a holistic health specialist warns.
A tribunal has criticised an employer's "combative" response to an employee's workplace adjustment request, upholding his discrimination claim and flagging a potential $900k compensation order.
It was unfair to sack an employee who sent "extremely insulting" messages, which inadvertently ended up being viewed by his employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Federal Court has rejected a senior HR business partner's latest challenge regarding his serious misconduct dismissal, after two Fair Work Commission decisions upheld it as fair.
The best way to deal with a workplace conflict depends on the level of trust and shared values between the parties, as what works in one situation can spell disaster in another, according to a workplace commentator.
Engaging in "deeply personal" behaviour with a client amounted to s-xual misconduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in rejecting an employee's unfair dismissal claim.
A worker has failed to convince a tribunal that he wasn't sacked for his code of conduct breaches, but rather because he'd disclosed his mental health conditions to his manager.
It was fair to dismiss an absent employee who didn't attend either of two scheduled work capacity evaluations within a "reasonable" timeframe, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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