Employer wins $5.2m adverse action appeal after "brutal" dismissal
An employer has successfully appealed against a $5.2m damages payout to a senior manager who claimed his "brutal" dismissal was unlawful adverse action. » more »
Termination (968 items)
"Quite damning" covert recording proves employee was forced to resign
An employee who left work after his employer threatened to beat and kill him had no real choice but to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
Employee fairly sacked over "very serious" disregard for policies
The Fair Work Commission has criticised the long and unexplained delay between an employee's disciplinary meeting and her sacking, but found her conduct still justified dismissal. » more »
Continuous service unbroken by resignation and re-employment
An employee's unfair dismissal claim can proceed after the Fair Work Commission found her resignation and subsequent re-employment as a casual five days later didn't break her continuous service. » more »
Dismissal injunction would interfere with disciplinary process: FWC
The Fair Work Commission has declined to issue orders preventing an employee's dismissal until his stop-bullying application is determined, finding this would likely circumvent his employer's reasonable disciplinary action. » more »
Sacking employee for refusing direction was unlawful
An employer has been ordered to compensate an employee it dismissed after he refused to perform a task he considered was unsafe. » more »
Distressing PIP didn't force employee to resign
An employee who was distressed by a "hostile" performance management process has lost his constructive dismissal claim. » more »
$47k comp for employee whose support person "spectacularly" failed her
An employer has been ordered to compensate an employee for unfairly dismissing her following a harassment and bullying complaint. » more »
Full bench overrules rejection of unlawful termination claim
An employee who alleges he was dismissed on the basis of seven proscribed reasons has been cleared, on appeal, to pursue his unlawful termination claim. » more »
"Questionable" leave policy broke continuous service
A casual employee's continuous service was broken when she complied with her employer's direction to resign before going on holidays, and then sign a new contract on her return, the FWC has ruled. » more »
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