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Redundancy: which employees to choose?
Be sure to follow a fair and proper process or you risk facing an unfair dismissal claim.
Courtesy costs nothing, lack of it does
Medical incapacity can be a cause for dismissal.
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission was a federal tribunal that preceded the Fair Work Commission. Read more here.
Can you dismiss someone who is sent to jail?
When an employee is convicted of a crime and sent to jail, can they be dismissed without further investigation? It depends – this is what you need to consider.
Can you sack someone by text message?
What does the Fair Work Act say about dismissing someone by text message?
Employer botched harassment investigation
An employee who was sacked after allegedly exposing a female co-worker to explicit images on his phone has won his unfair dismissal case.
Compo for NDIS worker who kneed client
An NDIS service provider has been ordered to compensate a disability worker who was sacked for kneeing an autistic client in the head and using profane language.
Teacher requests massage, cleaner gets sacked
A cleaner who was sacked for giving a teacher a massage has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission she was unfairly dismissed. Read why here.
Sacked after COVID-19 communication breakdown
When terminating someone's employment you must follow a fair process. Read why this employer had to compensate a worker for unfair dismisal.