Despite some "confusing" and "contentious" elements, employers and workers have commended the Fair Work Act's coronavirus provisions, saying they have been vital to keeping businesses afloat and jobs in place.
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More than 50 employers self-reported underpaying employees in the past year, the Fair Work Ombudsman's annual report shows. Meanwhile unfair dismissal claims have spiked in the Fair Work Commission, and general protections claims are now more common than EA approval applications.
An employer and a workplace health advisor have failed on appeal to prove that displaying a poster of a female employee did not constitute sexual harassment because it was intended as a safety reminder.
An employee has lost her chance at an adverse action appeal; meanwhile her support person is being referred to Police after overstepping his role and sending a series of "abusive" emails to the Fair Work Commission.
It was "unrealistic" to expect an employer to wait for an injured employee to undergo therapy before dismissing him for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of his role, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer failed to conduct an open and transparent investigation into an employee's alleged misconduct, but this didn't warrant upholding her dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer acted with "undue haste" in fast tracking two warnings about a manager's misconduct, when it would have been "relatively easy" to obtain her response to its allegations before sacking her.
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