An underperforming employee who normally would have been sacked during probation "slipped through the cracks", but his manager's diligent performance management process made the dismissal fair. » more »
A labour hire employee who delayed making an unfair dismissal claim because he worried it would harm his employment prospects with the host organisation has lost his appeal for an extension of time. » more »
An employer that sacked a worker after an insurance application alerted it to medical issues has been ordered to pay him more than $60k in compensation for unfair dismissal. » more »
An employee's failure to involve HR in a misconduct investigation she had complaints about has undermined her claim that she was forced to resign. » more »
An employer that dismissed its 'worst salesperson' for failing to meet his targets acted unfairly because he received no formal, personal warnings, the FWC has found. » more »
In a rare decision, the Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to pay a sacked worker's unfair dismissal claim costs, finding its "stony silence" caused reasonable settlement offers to fall into a "costly litigation black hole". » more »
An employee who was sacked for fraternisation has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his unblemished 17-year tenure mitigated the seriousness of his misconduct. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of an employee who claimed his policy breaches were "minor" and didn't warrant dismissal. » more »
An organisation that decided to make an employee's position redundant and terminated her employment on the same day has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that it either didn't need to consult her, or already had. » more »
A host employer has successfully appealed against orders to reinstate a worker who was banned from its site due to misconduct. » more »
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