The Fair Work Commission has found an employer took unreasonable management action against an employee, but has dismissed his stop-bullying application because the incidents weren't "repeated".
An employer's delay in refusing an employee's annual leave request, and its subsequent decision to dismiss her, amounted to "serious mismanagement", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Failing to offer an employee a support person for a disciplinary meeting contributed to his "heat of the moment" resignation and ultimately made the termination of his employment unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer that sacked a worker for not being a "good fit" for her role has been ordered to compensate her for unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission found its process was procedurally unfair.
Recent redundancy decisions that have been overturned involve a redeployment sabotage, abandoned performance management, inadequate consultation, and more.
An employer that failed to take timely action in response to bullying and harassment complaints against a director has been ordered to pay her $1.5 million in damages.
An employer's procedural errors weren't so great as to make a manager's dismissal for drinking while at work unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Meanwhile, an employee's mass email speculating about job cuts justified his sacking, while another's abusive response to an "overly keen" supervisor also warranted termination.
An employer that told a pregnant employee her role was being made redundant two days before she went on maternity leave took unlawful adverse action against her, a court has ruled.
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