Poor attitude damaged employer's reputation, dismissal fair
A manager's inappropriate conduct and poor attitude negatively impacted an employer's reputation and profitability, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his dismissal. » more »
Bullying, harassment & misconduct (773 items)
Harassment NDAs must prioritise victims: report
In best-practice responses to workplace s-xual harassment, all parties are empowered, but non-disclosure agreements prioritise the victim's wishes, a new report says. » more »
Commission rejects bullying "conspiracy"; employee resigned voluntarily
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claims that bullying allegations against him were retribution for seeking overtime pay. » more »
Employee's 'offensive diatribes' were serious social media breach
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his Facebook posts shouldn't be considered offensive if he didn't "intend" them that way, losing his unfair dismissal claim. » more »
Underperforming employee wasn't "bullied, badgered or mobbed" by coworkers
An employee has failed on appeal to prove she was "badgered, bullied and mobbed" by colleagues while her performance was under review, resulting in a psychiatric injury. » more »
Employer's "reckless failure" to resolve complaints forced employee to resign
An employer's "protracted failure" to address an employee's harassment complaints left her with no choice but to abandon her employment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
Employee's behaviour was "classic" precursor to harassment
It was "entirely appropriate" for an employer to propose dismissal for workplace behaviour that "fit the classic pattern of an escalation for s-xual harassment", a commission has ruled. » more »
Bullying decision "regrettably" invalid; New rulings on resignations, redundancy, more
A Fair Work Commission member's failure to recuse himself from hearing a stop-bullying case has had the 'regrettable' knock-on effect of making his ruling invalid. » more »
Respect training for Parliamentarians; #MeToo concerns limit mentoring
A report on serious incidents in Parliament House recommends training all staff on workplace respect, among other steps. Also in this article, how #MeToo has impacted mentoring. » more »
Employee claims victimisation after celebrating damages "win"
An employee rebuked for 'abandoning' work to celebrate winning a damages claim has failed to convince a tribunal the counselling constituted further victimisation. » more »
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