It was wrong for a Fair Work Commissioner to conclude an employer unfairly dismissed a poor-performing employee because she hadn't received any warnings about her conduct, a full bench has ruled.
An employer has successfully defended sacking an employee for breaching its code of conduct, after he was found guilty of a sexual offence outside working hours.
An employee's partner failed her "spectacularly" in his role as support person and caused her to be unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A commissioner has been left "perplexed" as to why an employee didn't complain to HR about his role changing, in rejecting that he was constructively dismissed.
An employer could not claim that it was exempt from redundancy consultation requirements because it had no input into or control over the decision, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee's bullying behaviour towards a colleague wasn't just "robust banter" typical to the workplace culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that COVID-19 rendered his sales targets unachievable and that he shouldn't have been dismissed for poor performance.
The Fair Work Commission has chastised an employer for its "flawed" investigation of a safety incident, finding that a proper process would have made an employee's dismissal fair.
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.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
