An employer should have ended a disciplinary process after giving an employee a written warning, instead of escalating the matter in a bid to end the employment relationship, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A voluntary resignation will not be considered forced simply because an employee is dissatisfied with their treatment at work, the Fair Work Commission has affirmed in a constructive dismissal dispute.
An employee who applied for a full-time job then requested part-time hours has failed to prove her employer's refusal amounted to discrimination on the basis of her parenting responsibilities.
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The Fair Work Commission has ordered the reinstatement of an employee who was sacked for breaching his employer's code of conduct after being convicted of drink driving.
A candidate who failed to meet the conditions of her employment offer and never started the job has claimed her prospective employer engaged in unlawful adverse action.
An employee has unsuccessfully argued he was denied a chance to "be more vigilant" about his workplace behaviour because his colleagues didn't expressly say he made them feel uncomfortable.
An employer unlawfully dismissed a former HR manager after its new managing director took issue with her "perfectly plausible" work and acted on a misunderstanding, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
An HR manager was "extremely" quick to assume an employee who took sick leave after being assigned new responsibilities was abusing his entitlements, the Federal Circuit Court has found in upholding his adverse action claim.
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