Employee unfairly sacked over misrepresentation of "ordinary" conduct
The Fair Work Commission has awarded maximum compensation to an employee who was sacked for "misleading" his coworkers and "demanding" to see their payslips. » more »
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Continued controversy over employer's 'Fair Play Guidelines'
A decision that a BHP worker who played a prank at an airport was unfairly dismissed has been quashed, after an appeal bench found criticism of the employer's "Fair Play Guidelines" was misconceived and irrelevant. » more »
Employee can't claim "assumed" dismissal was unfair
The Fair Work Commission has questioned an employee's decision to assume his employment had ended and claim unfair dismissal, in circumstances where his employer denied the action. » more »
Stressed worker fairly sacked after insubordination and hostile texts
An employee who refused to return her company vehicle and sent hostile texts to HR while on leave for work-related stress was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
Employer ordered to reinstate top-ranking "poor performer"
A top-ranked university lecturer who was sacked for failing to achieve newly-introduced performance benchmarks has won reinstatement, with the Fair Work Commission finding more than 10 reasons her "poor performance" rating was unfair. » more »
Misconduct dismissal was "astounding and unacceptable" hypocrisy
BHP displayed "astounding and unacceptable" hypocrisy in expecting employees to abide by policies its senior staff didn't understand, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
Employee loses appeal over secret recording
A Fair Work Commission full bench has affirmed that an employee's secret recording of a disciplinary meeting should not be admitted as evidence in his unfair dismissal dispute. » more »
Employee's $230k defamation damages overturned
An employer previously ordered to pay $230k for defaming a former employee has successfully appealed the ruling on the basis its communication was of "critical interest" to the recipients. » more »
Sacked employee was scapegoat for "vulgar" colleague
The Fair Work Commission has compensated an employee who it accepted was made a "scapegoat" for a colleague's inappropriate workplace comments. » more »
Supervisor's communication failures led to unfair dismissal
A casual employee whose supervisor stopped giving him work after he went home sick during a shift has been awarded three months' compensation for unfair dismissal. » more »
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