Employees fairly sacked for "extravagant" financial abuses
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of three employees for misconduct, finding the trio abused their positions to obtain a range of "extravagant personal benefits". » more »
Compliance & case law (522 items)
Misconduct dismissal harsh despite sound reason
An employee who swore at his manager and threatened to put a colleague in an ambulance will receive compensation for a harsh dismissal after the Fair Work Commission found discrepancies between the allegations his employer relied on, and those he'd been asked to respond to. » more »
Bully manager enters EU; Compensation for employee ostracised by colleagues
A manager who belittled and threatened employees has completed an enforceable undertaking in lieu of prosecution. Also in this article, an employee has won a compensation appeal over a psychological injury claim arising from bullying and ostracism by co-workers. » more »
"Dissatisfied" employer's dismissal appeal fails
An employer whose HR officer was described as too busy to properly deal with an employee's attendance issues has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that some errors in its unfair dismissal ruling warranted a rehearing of the case. » more »
50-minute commute was "unreasonable" redeployment option
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to pay redundancy entitlements to an employee who successfully argued a redeployment offer would have an "unreasonable impact" on her daily commute. » more »
$450k damages bill for "unsupportable" termination
Giving a senior employee three months' notice of termination, then summarily dismissing him on "inexplicable" grounds after just a month, had the potential to cause such "extreme" damage to his reputation that it warranted $450k in damages, a court has ruled. » more »
Employee granted claim extension despite long notice of impending dismissal
One employer will have to face an unfair dismissal claim lodged outside the 21-day timeframe after the Fair Work Commission accepted the employee had no internet access, but another employee has failed to prove his poor mental health prevented timely lodgment of his claim. » more »
Employer forced resignation, but termination was warranted
An employee has successfully claimed he was forced to resign, but the Fair Work Commission has nonetheless found his dismissal was fair. » more »
Eight-month-old misconduct no basis for dismissal
The Fair Work Commission has awarded $4000 compensation to an injured employee who was preparing to return to work when he was dismissed for misconduct that occurred eight months earlier. » more »
Annualised wage clauses impose 'significant burdens'
The Fair Work Commission's new approach to annualised salaries in modern awards will require a radically different approach by employers, according to legal experts. » more »
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