No reasonable business grounds to reject flexible work request
An employer has failed, on appeal, to establish it had reasonable business grounds to refuse an employee's flexible work request. » more »
Compliance & case law (471 items)
Culture "reset" could have prevented bullying dismissals
An employer could have prevented two unfair dismissal claims by resetting its workplace culture and reinforcing the line between banter and bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found. » more »
"Big black b-stard" was not a racial slur: FWC
An employee's dismissal for making a racial comment was unfair because his employer didn't properly consider the context of the remark, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
Employer used "unreliable" medical evidence to sack 73-year-old worker
It was unfair of an employer to sack a 73-year-old employee with nearly four decades' service on the basis of one medical assessment, the Fair Work Commission has found. » more »
Inaction after suicide attempt was a "systemic failure"
The Fair Work Commission has found an employee was fairly sacked for being intoxicated at work, but chastised his employer for its response to his workplace suicide attempt. » more »
Written consultation overlooked "regrettably often" in redundancies; and more
In a case that illustrates the importance of giving employees timely, accurate information in writing about major workplace changes, a redundancy that occurred for legitimate reasons has been deemed an unfair dismissal. » more »
Coles was right to sack manager who became "a pest": FWC
A manager should have recognised that his behaviour towards younger female employees would come across as "odd" and "obsessive", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim. » more »
Misconduct dismissals: 'Anti-management' behaviour, threats and aggression
An employer acted reasonably in sacking an employee who tried to undermine managers, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article, two misconduct-related dismissals upheld despite their procedural defects. » more »
Psych injury caused by mismanaged complaint, unaddressed workload
A commission has ordered an employer to compensate an employee for a psychological injury he suffered after it failed to address his excessive workload and mismanaged allegations against him. » more »
FWC orders reinstatement of 'workplace dinosaur'
A long-serving employee with a history of misconduct has successfully claimed unfair dismissal, despite the Fair Work Commission likening him to a workplace "dinosaur". » more »
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