Court overturns $1.2 million 'intellectual freedom' damages
An employer has successfully appealed against paying $1.2 million damages to an employee who it sacked for publicly critiquing its workplace. » more »
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"Significant shortfall" in HR practices forced employee to resign
The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer's "manifestly inadequate" HR practices, after finding an employee was forced to resign because his bullying complaints weren't taken seriously. » more »
Poor communication about employee departures risks workplace tension
Disclosing the reasons for an employee's departure can be a tricky path to navigate, and if done poorly, can result in tension between managers and remaining staff, according to a specialist. » more »
"Exponential increase" in FWC jurisdictional challenges
Employees' belief that they have "nothing to lose" by claiming unfair dismissal has led to an "exponential increase" in jurisdictional objections in the Fair Work Commission, according to a workplace lawyer. » more »
Dismissal claim gets green light after COVID salary cut; Updated JobKeeper direction "fair"; and more
A senior manager's unfair dismissal claim can proceed after a COVID-19 salary reduction put her below the high-income threshold, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article: amended JobKeeper directions prioritise full-time workers; in-house labour hire EAs blocked; and more. » more »
Employer fails to block claim from casual who was absent for four months
An employer has failed to block an unfair dismissal claim from a casual, who it believed had resigned during a heated conversation about his four-month absence. » more »
Employee fails to prove "passion" for staff welfare cost him his job
A popular employee who worked as an informal advocate for others has failed to convince a court that his redundancy was actually unlawful adverse action. » more »
Mishandled dismissal costs employer more than $1 million
An employer's poor handling of s-xual harassment allegations has cost it more than $1 million in damages some 20 years later. » more »
Out-of-hours conduct damaged employer's reputation, justified dismissal
An employee who was sacked for misconduct that occurred while he was off duty has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission his dismissal was unfair. » more »
S-xual comment didn't warrant dismissal; Employer's inaction undermines sacking
The Fair Work Commission has found two employees were unfairly dismissed for making s-xual comments about a female colleague over a workplace chat system, ruling only one message breached its policies. » more »
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