The Fair Work Commission has again upheld the sacking of an employee who refused a flu shot, with the majority bench controversially noting the public interest would not be served by encouraging a "spurious objection to a lawful workplace vaccination requirement".
A senior employee's "interpersonal shortcomings" had the potential to damage his employer's reputation and provided a proper basis to consider dismissal, a commission has ruled.
In trying to shield a manager from the embarrassment of suspension, an employer ignored correct procedures and caused his psych injury, a commission has ruled.
The FWC has rejected that an employee's role was made redundant because her manager wasn't sexually attracted to her, finding "no cogent evidence" to support her claim.
HR software company Elmo knowingly helped a manager from competitor Employsure breach his employment contract by encouraging him to entice colleagues to its business, a court has ruled.
An employer "curiously" abandoned 16 misconduct allegations against an employee, only to "blindly" and unfairly sack her on medical grounds two months later.
A manager investigated for inappropriate conduct towards an intoxicated employee has tried to block disciplinary proceedings against him while claiming he was the victim of discrimination.
Employers providing "complete flexibility" for employees to work the hours they want still need visibility and good record-keeping, or they risk breaching modern awards, an employment lawyer warns.
An employee who didn't disclose his mental health issues when he started working for an organisation, because of "privacy and stigma concerns", has lost his adverse action claim.
An employer was entitled to discipline a manager for "highly offensive" and inappropriate activity on LinkedIn, but it failed to properly consider how health issues contributed to his "poor judgment", a commission has ruled.
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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