Posts tagged "unfair dismissal"

The Fair Work Commission considered the gravity of financial misconduct in its recent decision, despite the financial cost being trivial in nature.

With the three key pillars of business support — JobKeeper, JobSeeker and insolvent trading relief laws — coming to an end, it’s time for many businesses to make decisions about the future.

This case is an important reminder for employers to ensure they have policies regarding the access and use of confidential information.

The Fair Work Commission has a tendency to find dismissals unfair when they are based on flawed investigations.

The Fair Work Commission saw an uptick in unfair dismissal applications between March and June 2020, as COVID-19 pandemic drove job losses.

How can SMEs start proactively positioning themselves to survive the end of JobKeeper? Natasha Hawker has four best-practice tips to share. 

The Fair Work Commission has found a COVID-19-related redundancy was harsh and unreasonable because the employer failed to consult the employee properly.

Executives at department store Harris Scarfe and receivers Deloitte made 59 retail workers redundant in March, but weeks later, the retailer was looking to hire once again. 

The success or otherwise of an unfair dismissal application largely depends on whether the employee is entitled to protection under the Fair Work Act.

Employers must set up a system for employee records to reflect the different stages of the employment lifecycle and capture all relevant information.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled an employee was fairly dismissed, after he made a series of racist and sexist comments to his colleagues.

Sydney Trains' "zero tolerance" drug policy has been slammed as illogical by the FWC, which has overturned the sacking of a train attendant.