There are more toxic employees in the workplaces than ever before, warns an employment law barrister, who urges HR professionals not to delay acting when they spot them.
A senior manager "fundamentally undermined" his employer's trust and confidence when he lied about an affair with a subordinate, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A gathering of colleagues at a manager's apartment was not a "seamless continuation" of a preceding work lunch, and the injuries he sustained after falling from his balcony in an intoxicated state were not compensable, a commission has ruled.
An employer had valid grounds to sack a worker who accidentally sent a text message to her manager labelling him a 'complete dick', the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer that followed a clause in its enterprise agreement "in form rather than substance" when investigating alleged misconduct took an approach that could "only be described as procedurally unfair", the FWC has ruled.
The media frenzy surrounding a fashion retailer's controversial code of conduct is just one of the risks employers face when they have obscure or onerous workplace policies, warns a lawyer.
A company that funded an employee's work trip was entitled to dismiss him over misbehaviour that occurred while he was away, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A 65-year-old employee who forwarded an "entirely inappropriate" anti-Muslim email to multiple work colleagues has failed to obtain reinstatement due to a "real possibility" he would reoffend - and damage his employer's reputation in the process.
A supervisor found to be unfairly dismissed after sending a p-rnographic email at work has been denied reinstatement, after the Fair Work Commission ruled it was reasonable to expect higher standards from a leader than from regular employees.
This year has been an exceptionally challenging one for HR professionals. The new anti-bullying jurisdiction kicked off; social media evolution outpaced the development of associated workplace policies and responses; and there was no shortage of new case law on everything from unfair dismissal to restraint clauses.
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