In a ruling that serves as a warning for employers mandating COVID vaccinations, a commission has found an employer arguably failed to adequately explain why it refused an employee's lengthy exemption application.
An employer was likely entitled to mandate the COVID vaccination based on its risk assessment and the potential disruption an outbreak would cause, despite not being subject to public health orders, the Federal Court has ruled in interlocutory proceedings.
An employee who didn't report harassment to his employer could not claim its failure to take action caused him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An HR manager who claimed she was undermined and humiliated, and ordered to act contrary to her employer's policies, has failed to prove she was bullied at work.
An employer was trying to protect staff from bullying and harassment when it sacked an employee, but its actions were ultimately a good example of how not to handle workplace complaints, the Fair Work Commission has found.
It was fair and reasonable to discipline an employee who participated in her daughter's recruitment process with "blatant disregard" for her conflict of interest, a commission has ruled.
To ignore and isolate a colleague at work "is to dehumanise that person", the Fair Work Commission has said in finding two employees were fairly sacked for bullying.
Payroll audits have had their day in identifying potential underpayments, and it's time for employers to embrace analytics, says former Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James.
An employee who claimed he "ticked all the boxes" for a promotion was not "kept away" because of his race, a commission has found, accepting evidence that those on the shortlist were more qualified.
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