An employer has successfully appealed against a $5.2m damages payout to a senior manager who claimed his "brutal" dismissal was unlawful adverse action.
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.
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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