Employer wins injunction over alleged data breach
An employer has won an injunction against a former employee who allegedly accessed information on its database for unlawful purposes. » more »
Compliance & case law (695 items)
Employee fairly sacked for refusing to complete COVID survey
It was fair for an employer to sack a worker who refused to provide basic information about his travel plans, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
"Balancing" hours was fraudulent and inexcusable
A "model employee" who claimed overtime for hours he didn't work has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission his dismissal was unfair because he was "balancing" hours owed to him. » more »
Employee unfairly dismissed while on extended probation
An employer did not have an "unfettered right" to sack an employee for performance issues simply because she was still on probation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
Employer 'made up' unfair dismissal defence
The Fair Work Commission has found an employer fabricated evidence to defend an unfair dismissal claim from an employee whose role was made redundant just days after a positive performance meeting. » more »
Poor performer confused by "polite" warning letters
An employer whose warning letters to an underperforming employee were so positive that she claimed to have been unaware her employment was at stake has successfully defended an unfair dismissal claim. » more »
Webcast: Navigating complex performance-related dismissals
Even when avenues for improvement appear to be exhausted, it's crucial to follow a procedurally fair process when dismissing an employee for poor performance. In this webinar, an employment lawyer shares guiding principles around terminating for underperformance. » more »
Director who sought "reckoning" after exclusion was fairly sacked
A senior employee's disappointment over being excluded from a recruitment panel was the driving force behind his subsequent misconduct, but couldn't excuse it, a commission has found. » more »
Employer loses redundancy dispute following upbeat Facebook posts
An employer that published promotional videos about its business success a month after making an employee's role redundant has failed to defend his unfair dismissal claim. » more »
Director's 72% pay reduction under JobKeeper ruled reasonable
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a director's dispute over his hours and pay being reduced to the JobKeeper minimum, in light of the employer's significant cash flow challenges. » more »
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