A "deficit in clear communication" about remote-work expectations and protocols understandably frustrated an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
An employer gave no explanation for the "inordinately long time" it took to investigate and discipline an employee for misconduct, rendering her valid dismissal harsh.
An employer didn't breach discrimination laws when it banned a job applicant from applying for future roles after he sent "intemperate" and "abusive" emails to its recruiters, a tribunal has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled a remote employee who ignored directives not to work during a shut-down period, then didn't log on for two weeks, was justly sacked.
Removing a manager from her role, informing hundreds of staff of this decision, and then dismissing her, weren't actions taken because she'd made 19 workplace complaints, an appeal court has ruled.
It would be "unconscionable" to allow an employer to dismiss a group of employees for misconduct after an "arbitrary and unfair" investigation, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.
The Federal Court has restrained a non-legal representative from communicating with three major employers on behalf of unvaccinated workers, finding his emails have become "progressively more aggressive" and threatening.
An employer has failed to prove that it sacked an employee over "threatening" and "offensive" internal communications, with a court finding her complaints about executives "sealed [her] fate".
Managers consistently dealt with an employee's work mistakes in a "positive, encouraging and supportive manner", even while dealing with numerous customer complaints, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
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