The Fair Work Commission has awarded an employee $20k for unfair dismissal after his employer failed to prove he was sacked for operational reasons rather than poor performance.
The Fair Work Commission has granted Qantas permission to have legal representation in bullying proceedings, due to the "adversarial" nature of allegations involving senior managers.
An employer's attempt to defend an unfair dismissal claim on the grounds an employee was a contractor has backfired, with the FWC finding "a clear case of sham contracting", and ordering further investigation into staff with similar arrangements.
An employee who was denied compensation for a bullying-related injury on the grounds she made deliberately false representations about her mental health has been cleared to appeal the decision.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of an employee based on "damning" CCTV footage, but nevertheless reproached the employer for "turning a blind eye" to other workplace problems.
A manager who claimed his employer could have prevented his redundancy by running its business more efficiently has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he was effectively dismissed.
An employer has failed to have an employee's unfair dismissal claim thrown out on the basis that he repeatedly failed to comply with the Fair Work Commission's directions.
An employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee, but failing to refer to it in his termination letter rendered its actions unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A director who complained one employee had "pulled the family card" when she missed work for "family reasons", did not discriminate on the grounds of gender or family responsibilities against another employee who he allegedly said cried "like a girl", a tribunal has found.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
