How an employer could claim a casual worker's employment was terminated "professionally", while also contending he wasn't dismissed, was a "mystery", according to the Fair Work Commission.
On this page you'll find HR Daily articles and webcasts, along with external links, that are either relevant to or specifically referenced in our webinar on 30 January 2025.
A worker on a fixed-term contract, who alleged she was "blocked" from completing the qualification she needed to become a permanent employee, was not dismissed and couldn't pursue an adverse action claim, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found.
Progress has been "disappointing" in the three years since a review of s-xual harassment in the legal sector, according to a new report. Meanwhile, an employer has lost its partial challenge to a union application for 'same job, same pay' orders.
A 64-year-old worker, whose employment was terminated the day after he had a severe fall requiring surgery, has been cleared to claim unfair dismissal despite lodging his application late.
Workplace sexual harassment training "overwhelmingly" focuses on male-to-female conduct, which could perpetuate stigma and underreporting among men who are harassed by men, a lawyer warns.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that a supervisor's employment ended by mutual agreement after a heated argument, accepting he was dismissed without a valid reason.
An employer's attempts to avoid dismissing an employee who engaged in serious misconduct at a client site distinguished his case from other rulings involving workers sacked as a result of third-party directions, according to the Fair Work Commission.
A potential inconsistency in an employer's D&A policy did not undermine its dismissal of a worker who had breached it three times, a full bench of the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Both leaders and coworkers can play a crucial role in facilitating role clarity for employees, in turn fostering better mental health and reducing change fatigue, research has found.
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.
