DV history relevant to harshness of dismissal
The Fair Work Commission has renewed its criticism of an employer for "crying poor and claiming inexperience" in its bungled dismissal of an employee who threatened a colleague with violence. » more »
Bullying, harassment & misconduct (723 items)
Emails were evidence of banter, not bullying: FWC
The Fair Work Commission has ruled a series of incidents that included "facetious" emails fell short of behaviour that warranted a stop-bullying order. » more »
Parental leave nixes bullying claim; Unfair dismissal wrap; Flu warning; and more
A stop-bullying application from an employee on parental leave has failed. Also in this article, a wrap of recent unfair dismissal rulings; employers recognised for high engagement with workplace giving; and more. » more »
Employer discriminated against sexually harassed worker
An employer discriminated against an employee in a sexual harassment investigation, by treating her less favourably than the co-worker accused of the conduct, a tribunal has ruled. » more »
CEO threats justified employee's dismissal
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that he was dismissed by his employer for lodging a workers' compensation claim, rather than due to misconduct that included threatening its CEO. » more »
S-x toy prank justified dismissal, but employer's process an "abject failure"
A BHP employee who was sacked after conducting an airport prank and posing in uniform for an inappropriate photo will receive compensation, after her employer failed to follow its own disciplinary process. » more »
Maximum comp for text sacking; Absent worker's bullying claim fails; and more
An employee dismissed by text message has been awarded maximum compensation. Also in this article, a worker has failed in his application for stop-bullying orders before he returns to work; employers criticise proposed religious freedom laws; and more. » more »
Pain demo "misguided" but dismissal was harsh
A senior employee who was sacked after he inflicted physical pain on new recruits without their consent has been reinstated, with a tribunal accepting he didn't intend them harm. » more »
Hair test result didn't warrant the sack; reinstatement stands
An employer has failed to overturn reinstatement orders for an employee who claimed he tested positive to illicit drugs as a result of touching rather than ingesting them. » more »
Court refuses to order ban on social media monitoring
The Federal Court has rejected an employee's application for an injunction restraining her employer from monitoring her social media activity, after she repeatedly criticised the employer online. » more »
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