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An employee has failed to convince the Federal Court that the real reason for his dismissal was not alleged s-xual harassment, but because he accused his manager of defamation on numerous occasions.

An employee can no longer pursue her unfair dismissal action after a commission found she sent "vicious" and threatening emails to numerous people, which had the potential to interfere with her case.

An employee who had "little regard" for his employer's leave policies has failed to prove a performance improvement plan was designed to increase pressure on him and result in his dismissal.

A worker's "general comments" about his mental health meant an employer was unaware that he required more workplace support than it otherwise gave him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.

Amid soaring absence rates many employees are now being accused of abandoning their employment, but there's a high threshold for establishing this in a dispute, a lawyer says.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld a union's appeal regarding its right to be involved in an employer's recruitment and selection process.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employee's reinstatement after finding "one isolated incident" at work, which resulted in criminal charges, didn't warrant dismissal "without some kind of warning first".

Demoting an employee whose "zealous approach" to his role negatively affected workplace relationships was fair and reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employee has failed to prove she was forced to resign for the sake of her mental health, alleging she was bullied and falsely accused of misconduct.

An employer has failed to prove its former employee breached his contract when he sent himself a list of the organisation's customers.