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Plan to dismiss chef was half-baked
A chef has been awarded $16k compensation after a tribunal found his employer concocted a sexual harassment issue as an expedient reason to dismiss him.
Bullied for ‘fun’:tribunal blasts AusPost for ‘witch hunt’
A tribunal has criticised Australia Post’s internal investigation of a discrimination, harassment, and bullying complaint, finding many of the findings were not based in fact.
Barrage of nasty text messages to his manager was valid reason for dismissal
A bank officer who sent over 50 disrespectful text messages to his manager has lost his unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission ruled that the texts, which posed a psychosocial risk to the manager, justified his termination despite being sent outside work hours.
‘No work capacity’ after bullying: Council ordered to pay
‘Website content specialist’ doesn’t sound like a dangerous job, but workplace bullying left the worker incapable of continued employment in keeping with her education and experience. Check out the employer’s mistakes.
Communication, not race, prompted performance plan
A former Nine Entertainment employee alleged bullying and racial discrimination, but the tribunal found no evidence, attributing the issues to communication problems instead.
What women want at work
Flexible working, greater transparency, and workplaces free of sexual harassment and discrimination are top of women's wish lists.
Harassed, discriminated against but not victimised
Employees are entitled to work in an environment free from harassment, discrimination and victimisation. This case met the definition of harassment and discrimination.
Age discrimination: employer must pay up
A business must abide by anti-discrimination laws. Read more about this case where a company was in breach by declining a man a job due to his age.
One in three bosses planning redundancies
About 30% of employers intend to make some roles redundant within the next three months, according to a new report – almost double what was predicted three months ago.