The finality of settlement deeds is being challenged more frequently by ex-employees, meaning employers often can't assume a dispute is "done and dusted". Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand how to achieve mutually binding agreements, with minimal risk of further disputes.
Failing to properly notify an employee about the outcome of his misconduct investigation was "highly irregular and troubling", but the employer's deficiencies didn't force him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Despite initially offering voluntary redundancy as an option, an employer wasn't required to pay out a worker when it had acceptable redeployment alternatives available, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer's "ongoing failure" to pay an employee's wages and superannuation on time left her with no option but to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Instead of accepting an underperforming employee's "gracious" resignation, an employer immediately and unfairly dismissed him for serious misconduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A deed of release prevented an employee from pursuing a general protections claim in the Fair Work Commission, a full bench has ruled, in refusing to disturb a finding that he signed it willingly.
An employer constructively dismissed an employee after its HR manager failed to investigate her bullying complaints and instead accused her of misconduct, the Fair Work Commission has found.
After complaining about dangerous workplace behaviour, an employee resigned in the heat of the moment, according to the Fair Work Commission, and his employer should have waited to confirm his intentions rather than accept it.
An employee's "extraordinary circumstances" gave him the right to request a working-from-home arrangement, and he did not resign by repudiation, the Fair Work Commission has found.
In rejecting an employee's appeal over his failed unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has reinforced that it does not have to make general enquiries into workplace conduct or culture to conduct a fair hearing.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
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