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Sacked: supervisor sent 'spiteful' message
An employer is in hot water after a supervisor with no authority to do so texted an employee telling him his toolbox was on the road and 'see you in court if u want'.
WHS exemption overrides discrimination claim
Steggles has been cleared of unlawful discrimination after a tribunal ruled its directive to an abusive employee was necessary for WHS reasons.
Swearing complaint triggers $93k payout
An employee was sacked after complaining his manager called him a 'c*nt'. Was this adverse action?
'Trial' shift lands café in hot water
A tribunal has rejected an employer’s claim that it hadn’t hired an employee who completed a trial shift.
200+ abusive spam messages ended job
A general manager who bombarded a worker with abusive messages had effectively ended the employment relationship, the FWC has ruled.
HR worker suffered 'delusions of grandeur'
A self-promoted HR manager who was asked to revert to her original title has failed to convince a tribunal her employer took adverse action against her.
IR agent's conduct spurs FWC into action
An agent's 'misleading and unethical' behaviour has sparked moves by the FWC to regulate the conduct of agents who represent dismissed employees.
Cafe sacks worker for phoning in sick
A cafe thought it was okay to sack a young worker because he phoned in sick with a chest infection. A court soon set it straight.