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 »
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 »
An employer has been ordered to compensate an employee it dismissed after he refused to perform a task he considered was unsafe. » more »
An employee who was distressed by a "hostile" performance management process has lost his constructive dismissal claim. » more »
An employer has been ordered to compensate an employee for unfairly dismissing her following a harassment and bullying complaint. » more »
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 »
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 »
An employer has defended an unfair dismissal claim from an on-hire worker who was banned from a host site, in a ruling that 'respectfully disagrees' with similar cases with the opposite outcome. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has lambasted a large employer for constructively dismissing a manager, finding its arrogant senior leaders rendered the HR function "largely impotent". » more »
An employer has defended standing down a worker soon after she complained about bullying, based on a selection process that took into account numerous performance issues. » more »
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