Fair Work Act to include greater s-xual harassment protections
The Fair Work Act and Regulations will be amended to give employers more power to sack perpetrators of s-xual harassment. » more »
Bullying, harassment & misconduct (740 items)
Employer loses reinstatement appeal against employee sacked for bad behaviour
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected an employer's appeal against reinstating a worker dismissed for breaching its code of conduct while he was on annual leave. » more »
Employee guilty of s-xual offence loses unfair dismissal claim
An employer has successfully defended sacking an employee for breaching its code of conduct, after he was found guilty of a s-xual offence outside working hours. » more »
Support person "detonated" employment relationship
An employee's partner failed her "spectacularly" in his role as support person and caused her to be unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found. » more »
Employee wrong to "shrug off" bad behaviour as banter
An employee's bullying behaviour towards a colleague wasn't just "robust banter" typical to the workplace culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim. » more »
Managing work processes and mental health: four considerations
Four considerations must factor into employers' performance and disciplinary processes when mental health issues are potentially also at play, a workplace lawyer says. » more »
Workers demand action on harassment; Award flexibilities continue; more
Employees are calling for action on gendered violence as s-xual assault and harassment reports continue to escalate. Meanwhile, the Fair Work Commission has extended pandemic-related flexibilities in awards; and more. » more »
Can quotas fix bad workplace behaviour?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reignited the debate about gender quotas, and an expert says this is the first step to a safer workplace culture. » more »
Manager withheld work from employee who refused s-xual advances
A manager withheld work from an employee because she rejected his s-xual advances, a commission has found in awarding her $51k in damages for harassment and discrimination. » more »
Employee's argumentative behaviour contributed to workplace bullying
An employee's unreasonable and disrespectful behaviour was a "likely" explanation for her manager's bullying conduct, but didn't excuse it, the Fair Work Commission has found in issuing draft stop-bullying orders. » more »
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