The Fair Work Commission has criticised the long and unexplained delay between an employee's disciplinary meeting and her sacking, but found her conduct still justified dismissal.
The High Court's WorkPac ruling ends employers' uncertainty over class actions and reinforces the importance of setting clear expectations when employing casuals, a workplace lawyer says.
An organisation that secured an employee an alternative job could not reduce her redundancy entitlement because lower pay meant the role wasn't "acceptable".
An employee's unfair dismissal claim can proceed after the Fair Work Commission found her resignation and subsequent re-employment as a casual five days later didn't break her continuous service.
It was unfair for a recruitment panel, chaired by an HR manager, to "shift the goal posts" for a vacant role after shortlisting candidates, a commission has ruled.
An employer "let down" an employee who was "crying out for assistance" while working for a bully manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in making stop-bullying orders.
An employer has defended a psychological injury claim from a manager who said he was "blindsided" by disciplinary meetings and undermined by his superiors.
An employee who alleges he was dismissed on the basis of seven proscribed reasons has been cleared, on appeal, to pursue his unlawful termination claim.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
