After accusing an employee of misconduct because she'd complained about being forced to take annual leave, an employer then effectively dismissed her when it took her departure from work as a resignation, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The employer of a manager who believed she was pushed out of her job was in fact "anxious" to retain her and help her become a better leader, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A discussion that followed a heated workplace argument was "objectively clear" in addressing conduct standards, and wasn't intended as a dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
When a manager discussed an employee's pregnancy with her colleagues without her consent she wasn't left with no choice but to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found, in dismissing her general protections claim.
Failing to confirm whether a distressed employee meant to quit during an emotional conversation resulted in his dismissal, despite his employer having no intention to let him go, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A manager wasn't forced to resign due to "ongoing psychological safety hazards"; rather, she just didn't like working for the employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A resignation email that copied in clients was potentially embarrassing for an employer, but it didn't warrant dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
After initially throwing out his claim, the Fair Work Commission has found a mentally unwell employee was dismissed when his employer accepted his resignation, and that his circumstances made this "unquestionably harsh".
It was "disgraceful" for an employer to retain a director on its board after substantiating sexual harassment allegations against him, the Fair Work Commission has found.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
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