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An employee who disobeyed an instruction to stop contacting a colleague, and responded to a final warning with blame and excuses, was justly dismissed despite shortcomings in HR's process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claims that his redundancy, which occurred as a result of a new computer system, was a sham. In a separate case, it has ordered compensation for an employee who was dismissed after requesting leave at an inconvenient time.

An employee who was sacked for applying the wrong protocol when an unexpected safety incident occurred has failed to win reinstatement, despite his unblemished nine-year work record.

An employer that had no records to disprove underpayment allegations by two former employees has been ordered to pay them almost $19,000 plus interest.

An employee whose dismissal for misconduct was ruled valid, but unfair, has failed to appeal the decision and her small compensation award.

An employee who was promoted to a role she was unable to perform, and left "out of her depth", has been denied both reinstatement and compensation despite winning an unfair dismissal action.

An employee who was "committed and achieving" at work has failed to prove, some years later, that he was developing a compensable psychological injury at the time.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's unfair dismissal claim, after refusing to accept his secret recording of a disciplinary meeting as evidence.

A visa permitting an indefinite stay in Australia didn't extinguish an employer's right to summon a seconded employer back to his home country, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal application.

An employer that sacked an employee for taking excessive breaks and sleeping on the job could have done more to substantiate its allegations, but still had sufficient evidence to justify dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.