HR Daily Community members are this week discussing issues involving intoxicated employees, blatant lies during mediation, and more. Browse the posts here:
An employer with "unrealistic expectations" of a management role has been ordered to pay maximum compensation to an employee it unfairly dismissed for poor performance. more
An employer's investigation and disciplinary process into an employee's alleged fraud did not breach her employment contract, nor its duty of care to her, a court has ruled in rejecting her psychological injury damages appeal. more
An employer's rejection of a remote-working request was "soundly based" on reasonable business grounds, as face-to-face interactions can improve relationships, collaboration, and staff development, the Fair Work Commission has accepted. more
An employee's "excited utterance" following a heated exchange with her supervisor didn't constitute a resignation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding she was dismissed without an opportunity to respond. more
Being publicly arrested at work was a valid reason for dismissal, because the employee knew he was a 'person of interest' to police but attended his workplace anyway, the Fair Work Commission has found. more
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