March 2020 Fair Work Commission clarifies 'regular and systematic' casual employment A casual employee brings an unfair dismissal claim against her employer.
March 2020 Entering into a deed of release must be voluntary An employee who was retrenched signs a deed of release but claims he was coerced.
March 2020 External adviser caught by accessory liability provisions Employee brings action against her employer, supervisor and an external HR consultant.
January 2020 Application for interim orders in the stop-bullying jurisdiction may not halt an employment termination Employee seeks interim orders to stop dismissal while her stop-bullying application is heard.
January 2020 Unsafe work practices can be grounds for dismissal Crane operator is dismissed after breaching a critical safety policy.
January 2020 Full Court provides clarification on employment termination on the grounds of incapacity Employee who suffered a workplace injury and was on personal leave was dismissed.
January 2020 The Fair Work Commission can take steps beyond hearing an unfair dismissal claim A long-term casual employee was dismissed via a text message.
December 2019 Bogus redundancy proves costly Employee files a general protections claim after employment termination on the grounds of redundancy.
December 2019 The effects of workplace bullying can outlast conduct Employee suffers long-term health problems as a result of bullying from his manager.
December 2019 Pregnant employees have workplace rights An employee, who was dismissed due to her pregnancy, commences general protections proceedings.
December 2019 Not all acts of intoxication should result in dismissal Employee is dismissed after becoming intoxicated at a work function.
October 2019 An employee's mental illness will not make a dismissal unfair An employee, who suffered from mental health issues, was summarily dismissed for speaking aggressively to colleagues.
October 2019 Employee records exemption to privacy laws won't apply when disclosure is not related to the employment relationship Employer provides union with a list of casual employees, in breach of privacy laws.
October 2019 Social media policy breaches can provide a valid reason for dismissal A longstanding employee was dismissed after writing a Facebook post denigrating the new directors.
October 2019 Fair Work Commission denies an employee's attempts to subvert performance management Employee alleges performance management was bullying.