A worker who claimed being disciplined over her social media posts was "cancel culture at its finest" has lost her adverse action claim, with the Federal Circuit Court finding her dismissal was "objectively justifiable".
An employer must again defend dismissing a worker who said she would "take down" the company, after she won an appeal but then lost a dispute over what form the rehearing should take.
The Fair Work Commission has dealt with a wide range of topics in unfair dismissal cases this year, from bullying, harassment and other misconduct, to health conditions and vaccinations, but some have "stuck out", employment lawyers say.
Criticisms about a director on her employer's Facebook page had no "rational connection" to work and in any case didn't amount to bullying, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer breached its own enterprise agreement when it warned and then sacked an employee for posting his "provocative" views on social media, the Federal Court has found.
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A commissioner has chastised a manager for his abusive outbursts at work and for failing to exercise "extreme caution" when sending sexually graphic messages from company-linked social media accounts.
An alarming proportion of candidates have 'red flags' on their social media accounts that would prompt most employers to think twice about hiring them.
Spreading "fear mongering rubbish" on social media and attending a large protest during COVID lockdowns last year made an employee's dismissal valid, but her "dire" financial circumstances at the time rendered it harsh.
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