An employer unfairly sacked an employee when it made her role redundant without discussing the decision with her first, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, noting consultation requirements "should never be taken for granted".
An employer's "poor and uninformed" response to a pregnant manager's working-from-home request did not amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A manager has claimed his "quirky sense of humour and disabilities" were mitigating factors for his inappropriate behaviour towards female staff, but a commission says his employer was entitled to find it was misconduct.
A workplace advisory service that pocketed an employee's settlement and misled her about its 'no win no fee guarantee' can no longer represent workers without first seeking permission from a full bench of the Fair Work Commission.
An employer has failed to prove an informal "chat" with an employee about her poor communication skills was reasonable action capable of defeating her psychological injury claim.
An employer has failed to prove it sacked a long-serving employee for pushing a colleague, with the Federal Circuit Court finding a "close nexus" between its decision and his workplace complaints.
A tribunal has chastised an acting head of HR who "immediately leapt into punitive action" after discovering an employee had a criminal record, finding her decisions were based on "no background information whatsoever".
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An employee has failed to prove she was forced to quit because her employer didn't address her bullying complaints or allow her to work from home "for her safety".
An employer that sacked a worker for "flagrant and continuing" dishonesty has been ordered to pay him $33k in compensation, after it failed to address his behaviour while he was employed.
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