An employer must reinstate an employee it accused of time theft and safety breaches, after the FWC found his allegedly serious misconduct either didn't occur, or was a "one-off record keeping breach".
The $170k in damages awarded to an employee who suffered "nightmare" conduct from her manager serves as a lesson to all employers to identify and take measures against common risk patterns, according to a workplace lawyer.
After overhauling its EVP to enable fast headcount growth, an employer has also significantly improved its workplace culture and gender mix, an HR leader says.
Actions that an employer viewed as demonstrating a "lack of care and concern" should have been characterised as performance issues rather than misconduct, according to the Fair Work Commission.
Job-share requests made by two employees over 55 lacked the required nexus with their age to be validly made, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, dismissing the disputes.
Investigating an employee for serious misconduct based on a suspicious medical certificate didn't force him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A physical altercation at a "kick on" after a Christmas party was work-related, even though the event was "not in any way organised authorised or proposed" by the employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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