FWC slams employer for "severely flawed" redundancies; and more
The Fair Work Commission has admonished an employer for the "astonishingly fast" and "grossly deficient" steps it took in making 12 roles redundant. » more »
Investigations & procedural fairness (228 items)
HR officer's poor performance didn't warrant hasty dismissal
An employer has been ordered to compensate an HR officer for unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission found it was too quick to sack her for poor performance. » more »
Misconduct dismissals: Out-of-hours scuffle, road rage incident, theft, and more
The Fair Work Commission has ordered two employers to compensate employees they sacked for serious misconduct after conducting flawed investigations, and has found another two employers fairly dismissed employees for aggressive behaviour. » more »
"Misconceived" HR advice led to invalid dismissal
An employer has been ordered to reinstate an injured worker it sacked for being unfit for work, after its HR manager provided the CEO with "misconceived" advice. » more »
The benefits of workplace reviews
Workplace reviews are an under-utilised way to address work issues in the absence of formal complaints or investigations, according to a workplace investigator. » more »
Webcast: Executive, medical and misconduct terminations
Some dismissals are guaranteed to be more complex than others, and require up-to-the-minute knowledge of legislation and case law. Watch this webcast to understand the key issues in executive, medical and misconduct terminations, and how to manage them. » more »
Informal complaints warrant action
Managers who know about interpersonal problems in the workplace often mistakenly assume that in the absence of a formal complaint, they're under no obligation to act, an employment lawyer warns. » more »
No privacy breach in covert Facebook monitoring
An employer that covertly viewed an employee's Facebook page and then gave her a final warning for social media misconduct didn't commit a privacy breach, a court has ruled. » more »
HR "out of the loop" on faulty investigation
An employer that kept HR "out of the loop" of a workplace s-xual harassment investigation has lost its appeal against an employee's compensation for a psychological injury. » more »
Taking personnel file justified HR manager's sacking
An employer acted fairly when it summarily dismissed an HR manager who took her personnel file home and failed to return it, the Fair Work Commission has found. » more »
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