An employer didn't force an employee to resign when it ordered her to cease working from home due to safety concerns, according to the Fair Work Commission.
A manager "misconceived" a reduction in her duties in a negative light when in fact her employer was offering support to overcome challenges in her role, the Fair Work Commission has found in constructive dismissal proceedings.
An employee who resigned four times in two days could not simply argue her actions were "a sudden and out of character brain snap", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting her constructive dismissal claim.
An employer failed its workforce by putting its "head in the sand" rather than addressing misconduct complaints, but it has nonetheless defended a worker's forced resignation claim.
An employer's response to complaints about a "close personal relationship" between employees was "far too informal", but it didn't amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer's announcement that it took "positive steps" to remove an employee accused of sexual harassment from the workplace has undermined its claim that he voluntarily resigned.
An HR officer who claimed she was forced to quit after being "instructed" to discriminate against women actually "misconstrued" the situation, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Poor attendance at work and refusing to correct behaviour wasn't "sufficiently serious" to warrant a manager's dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him 16 weeks' compensation.
Raising concerns about a manager's ability to work effectively while at home "played a role" in her decision to quit, but it wasn't a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was reasonable for an employer to accept the resignation of an employee who felt "upset and wronged" after a workplace altercation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.