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A safety-critical employee, who turned up to work in an impaired and unfit state to perform his role, has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission his misconduct wasn't "serious" and he shouldn't have been summarily sacked.

An employer proceeded with "undue haste" and insufficient evidence when it sacked an employee for breaching its D&A policy, according to the Fair Work Commission.

After claiming there was "nothing it could have done" to prevent a manager from s-xually harassing a younger colleague, an employer has been found vicariously liable for his behaviour.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected that an employee was entitled to work from home without limitation, despite his claims of "ambiguity" in his employment contract.

Many post-pandemic policies have broken the psychological contracts that exist between workplaces and employees, but they can be repaired, according to a global leadership expert.

To ensure they take 'reasonable management action' when handling complex workplace processes, employers need policies that provide for fairness and consistency, but also some flexibility, lawyers say.

Amid widespread concerns that managers are avoiding difficult processes due to psychosocial safety fears, a lawyer warns that this approach can actually increase the risk of claims.

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An employer that was ordered to compensate a worker it sacked for refusing a breath test has failed to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that it was treated unfairly as a self-represented party.

It was "difficult to understand" how an employee's private sexual conversations with someone outside of work became a work-related matter, a commission has commented in upholding his appeal.