An employer that was unaware of an employee's significant mental health condition, which affected his work performance and relationships with managers, is not liable to compensate him for his injury.
Placing a "fastidious" employee on performance improvement plans and telling her not to "moan" about a work issue did not amount to bullying, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer that dismissed its 'worst salesperson' for failing to meet his targets acted unfairly because he received no formal, personal warnings, the FWC has found.
In a rare decision, the Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to pay a sacked worker's unfair dismissal claim costs, finding its "stony silence" caused reasonable settlement offers to fall into a "costly litigation black hole".
A 71-year-old prospective employee whose job offer was rescinded shortly after he disclosed his age to HR has failed to prove the employer took unlawful adverse action against him.
An employee who was sacked for fraternisation has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his unblemished 17-year tenure mitigated the seriousness of his misconduct.
An employer effectively stood down a worker when it ignored her requests to return after lockdowns lifted, and has to compensate her for 19 weeks of lost pay.
A manager and HR business partner who refused to delay a performance meeting so an employee's preferred support person could attend had no reasonable grounds for doing so, a tribunal has ruled.
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