An employer accused of taking sides when a workplace affair went sour was in fact "amenable, flexible and considerate", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting a constructive dismissal claim. » more »
An employee who accused a Fair Work Commissioner of bias and bullying has partially won an unfair dismissal appeal on procedural fairness grounds. » more »
An employee has been awarded $45k in damages after her informal complaint about s-xual harassment was escalated without her knowledge, triggering a sequence of events that included defamation and victimisation claims. » more »
An employer that made a manager's role redundant, then sought to settle his unfair dismissal claim by offering to re-employ him, did not act unlawfully, the Fair Work Commission has found. But in another case, an employer that didn't consult with an employee beyond initial talks because it saw the task as futile has been ordered to pay him compensation. » more »
An employer's JobKeeper-enabling stand-down direction has been set aside after the Fair Work Commission found the employee could still be usefully employed. » more »
Employers' policies for ensuring the safety of vulnerable workers during the pandemic must be flexible and fluid to account for ever-changing recommendations, a lawyer says in the wake of a high-profile discrimination claim. » more »
In a decision that affects all employers participating in the JobKeeper scheme, the Federal Court has answered a "short but important question" about calculating employees' fortnightly pay. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker's claim that the level of control an organisation exercised over his work indicated an employment rather than contracting relationship. » more »
Employers don't have to warn employees not to act dishonestly, nor provide them with detailed allegations prior to a disciplinary meeting, the Fair Work Commission has reconfirmed in rejecting a worker's unfair dismissal claim. » more »
An employee stymied all attempts by her employer to ensure she was fit for work following an extended absence, the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting her unfair dismissal claim. » more »
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