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A judge has described a real estate agency's argument that it shouldn't pay a penalty as “possibly the most extraordinary” he had witnessed. 

A worker sacked for allegedly telling a male colleague to 'suck my dick' claimed swearing at work was common. The Fair Work Commission had other ideas.

What happened when a wife discovered her husband had been 'doing things' with an employee. Read what the Fair Commission had to say about it.

It’s never easy terminating someone’s employment. What do you need to consider if an employee is a casual?

Is it okay to sack a casual employee be text message if they call in sick? This small business learnt the hard way.

When a diamond trader sacked a woman for wanting to take sick leave because she’d been diagnosed with cancer and needed surgery, he broke the law. A court will now decide on his penalty. Read about the case here.

An employer who reduced a casual employee’s hours to zero because he was “moody” and clashed with a manager has failed with its jurisdictional objection to his general protections claim.

Despite having operational reasons for redundancy, the employer failed to consider redeployment options and did not consult the employee adequately, rendering the redundancy unjust.

As an employer, what are your options if your employee takes sick leave before a disciplinary meeting?