Casual dropped from roster wins $5k for unfair dismissal
The Fair Work Commission has awarded $5000 in compensation to a casual worker who it found was unfairly dismissed by being excluded from her employer's roster. » more »
Compliance & case law (586 items)
CEO awarded more than $2.2 million for wrongful termination
A CEO who was sacked for misconduct did not deliberately breach his company's share trading policy, a court has found, awarding him more than $2 million for wrongful termination. » more »
Pain demo "misguided" but dismissal was harsh
A senior employee who was sacked after he inflicted physical pain on new recruits without their consent has been reinstated, with a tribunal accepting he didn't intend them harm. » more »
Full bench quashes "hesitant" reinstatement of long-serving employee
A Commissioner's "hesitant" decision to reinstate an employee has been overturned after a full bench found a worker with his long tenure had no excuse for breaching established procedures. » more »
Court refuses to order ban on social media monitoring
The Federal Court has rejected an employee's application for an injunction restraining her employer from monitoring her social media activity, after she repeatedly criticised the employer online. » more »
Misconduct sacking ruled fair despite lack of final warning
A tribunal has upheld an employee's sacking for absenteeism and "confrontational and aggressive" behaviour, rejecting her claim that she was not adequately warned about her conduct. » more »
HR should have "intervened and resolved" escalating dispute
The Fair Work Commission has criticised an HR team for failing "at numerous points" to intervene and resolve a rostering dispute before it escalated to an "intractable situation". » more »
Manager claims missed promotion was discrimination
The Federal Court has reaffirmed that employment policies aimed at addressing gender imbalance are protected from discrimination legislation, in a case brought by a former employee who alleges he was overlooked for a promotion because he is a man. » more »
Misconduct sacking involved "unjustified" scrutiny
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate a worker sacked for misconduct, finding it applied its processes inconsistently and subjected her to an "unjustified level of scrutiny". » more »
Employer's 'summary' of harassment complaint caused psych injury
A tribunal has sent a strong message about the way employers communicate allegations of s-xual harassment, in upholding compensation for a supervisor who was "shattered" by a complaint against him. » more »
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