It was "entirely appropriate" for an employer to propose dismissal for workplace behaviour that "fit the classic pattern of an escalation for s-xual harassment", a commission has ruled.
Mandating the flu vaccination was a "comfort" a large employer could rely upon to defend itself against potential litigation, and was lawful and reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding an employee's dismissal.
An employer has failed to prove a psychological injury arose from reasonable management action, even though the supervisor in question was unaware of his impact on an employee.
An employee rebuked for 'abandoning' work to celebrate winning a damages claim has failed to convince a tribunal the counselling constituted further victimisation.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected two employees' bullying claims against a CEO, finding their allegations were "vacuous" and that they carried on "like small children".
An employee who claimed his employer failed to act upon his "litany" of workload and resourcing complaints has failed to prove he was constructively dismissed.
An employer was entitled to re-investigate an incident after receiving new information, but it was "grossly unfair" to make different findings when the facts remained "essentially" the same, the FWC has ruled.
Arrangements "camouflaged" an organisation's ability to control its workforce but its capacity for control pointed to an employment rather than contracting relationship, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee's "heat of the moment" expression about a colleague wasn't a threat of violence and didn't deserve sacking, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
