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An employer thought it was adequate to email a dismissal notice to a worker.

Can you sack someone for what they do in their own time? Not necessarily. Read about a case where the employer sacked a man caught drink driving, then had to reinstate him.

Having a valid reason for dismissing someone won't keep you out of the Fair Work Commission, as this employer found out.

An employer's violence de-escalation policies did not allow for reasonable self-defence in the face of provocation, a commission has found.

A long-serving council employee who was sacked for not revealing he had lost his driver's licence has won his job back. 

A fair process must always be followed or a justified termination may be deemed unfair. Learn more here about one employer's experience.

Considering she’d punched a co-worker in the face, a woman’s dismissal was not unfair, a commission has found.

An HR manager has failed to convince a tribunal she was forced to resign following a change in her responsibilities. 

The employer failed to prove the dismissal was not due to the employee's complaints.