An employee who complained about gender-based discrimination and harassment has failed to persuade the Fair Work Commission that her resignation was a "probable consequence" of her employer's response to her concerns.
An employee had no choice but to resign after she complained about sexual harassment and then wasn't properly informed of the investigation's outcome, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer has lost its appeal against a constructive dismissal ruling, after a full bench of the Fair Work Commission found no evidence that an employee agreed to change the date his resignation took effect.
It was appropriate for an employer to seek detailed medical clearance after a worker's lengthy mental health absence, the Fair Work Commission has noted, in rejecting that he was constructively dismissed.
The refusal of an HR manager's flexible work request did not indicate the employer intended to end her employment or leave her with no choice but to quit, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Extending an employee's probation period while she was on sick leave would have been distressing for her, but the employer had "little alternative", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Expressions of gender bias were part of wider cultural issues that "take time" to improve, an employer has claimed in objecting to an employee's general protections dismissal application.
An employee who had been absent for more than two years before resigning has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he was forced out by a pattern of "sustained psychological abuse, structural mismanagement [and] coercion".
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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