Compliance & case law | Page 211 (2,399 items)

An employer was wrong to treat an injured employee seeking reinstatement like a job applicant applying "off the street", a commission has found.

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 has lost its appeal against paying workers' compensation to a driver it claimed to have engaged as an independent contractor.

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.

An employer has been given the go-ahead to cross-claim $450,000 against a former salesperson, who it alleges misled the company about his skills and experience.

An employer victimised an employee after she made a sexual harassment claim against her manager by preventing her from returning to the workplace once its investigation was complete, a tribunal has found.

An employer's dismissal of its most senior manager following employee complaints was "capricious, spiteful and prejudiced", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.