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"Significant fluctuations" in an employee's enthusiasm for redeployment were more problematic than minor flaws in his employer's processes, the Fair Work Commission has found, accepting his redundancy was genuine.

The effectiveness of "transformational" leadership buffers the negative impact of inevitable bouts of a laissez-faire style, research suggests.

A Fair Work Commission full bench has cleared an employer to use CCTV footage to defend an unfair dismissal claim, despite an earlier finding that it had been unlawfully obtained.

A tribunal has ordered an employer not to sack a whistleblowing manager for at least three months, accepting he could arguably win an unfair dismissal action.

The Fair Work Commission has put an employer on notice following an "unbalanced" process that saw one employee sacked as a result of an argument, while the other wasn't even rebuked.

The Fair Work Commission has found that a "brutal" dismissal fell short of being harsh, because the employee had "clear and fair opportunities" to respond to the allegations against him.

The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of three employees for misconduct, finding the trio abused their positions to obtain a range of "extravagant personal benefits".

When employees are failing to perform at required levels, the problem often lies with the accountability of their managers, says a team performance expert.

An employee who swore at his manager and threatened to put a colleague in an ambulance will receive compensation for a harsh dismissal after the Fair Work Commission found discrepancies between the allegations his employer relied on, and those he'd been asked to respond to.

A manager who belittled and threatened employees has completed an enforceable undertaking in lieu of prosecution. Also in this article, an employee has won a compensation appeal over a psychological injury claim arising from bullying and ostracism by co-workers.