The Fair Work Commission has chastised an employer for its "flawed" investigation of a safety incident, finding that a proper process would have made an employee's dismissal fair.
Employers' interest in 'total rewards' has accelerated during the pandemic, and those using best-practice approaches are reporting higher engagement and better alignment with company values, while reducing their overall spend.
An employer has to compensate a 61-year-old construction worker after laughing at his job application and suggesting he wasn't physically up to the work. Also in this article, rulings on harassment, misconduct, adverse action; and Porter loses the IR Ministry.
Employees are calling for action on gendered violence as s-xual assault and harassment reports continue to escalate. Meanwhile, the Fair Work Commission has extended pandemic-related flexibilities in awards; and more.
A manager withheld work from an employee because she rejected his s-xual advances, a commission has found in awarding her $51k in damages for harassment and discrimination.
An employer that failed to list its true reasons for sacking an employee in its termination letter has been ordered to compensate her for unfair dismissal.
An employer decided not to renew two workers' employment contracts because they made bullying complaints and enquired about their workplace rights, a court has found in upholding their adverse action claims.
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.
