An employee held a "reasonable and understandable expectation" that his employment would continue past the end date of his fixed-term contract, the Fair Work Commission has found, in clearing him to pursue a general protections claim.
A manager who told an employee to "f-ck off" and leave work didn't constructively dismiss him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding the direction was an effort to "defuse" their heated exchange.
The Fair Work Commission didn't become a "protagonist" when it aimed to vindicate its "theory" that an employer engaged in an elaborate sham to deprive workers of penalty rates, the Federal Court has found in rejecting an apprehended bias claim.
An employee's accounts of bullying and hostile conduct had "such independent consistency and support" that there was "no doubt they were based on real events", a commission has found in upholding her psychological injury claim.
Too many career websites focus on what an organisation wants, rather than potential benefits for the candidate, according to an employment marketing expert.
The timing of a "flurry" of warning letters was proof that an employer had no real intention of allowing an employee to address his alleged shortcomings, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Employees with ADHD and autism shouldn’t have to "carry the emotional weight" of difficulties in the workplace, but they do need to educate their colleagues to help prevent them, a specialist says.
It wasn't reasonable to expect an organisation to continue employing a manager with reduced work capacity while its sales were in decline, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his dismissal.
An HR director failed to appreciate the significance of an employee being called a "moron" at work, when she said such "robust interactions" were to be expected when discussing performance and deadlines, a commission has ruled in psych injury proceedings.
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