Case Law - Employment Law Handbook (Page 3)

Case Law

Conduct found not to be serious enough to warrant summary dismissal

Resolving a dispute about the interpretation of an agreement clause

Employee denies the sexual harassment that led to his summary dismissal

Taking domestic and family violence leave results in unfair dismissal

Beware escalation of inappropriate workplace conduct

Failure to properly consult causes redundancy headaches

Leave counts as ordinary hours in calculating overtime under the Clerks–Private Sector Award 2020

Secret recordings support valid reason for dismissal

Refusal to consider pay increase showed unconscious bias

Stop bullying orders made against a company’s Body Corporate Committee, Acting Chairman and Treasurer

Company fails to discharge the reverse onus of proof in general protections proceedings

An employee’s resignation found to be forced and constitute dismissal

Modifying an employee’s role found not to constitute dismissal

The dangers of a reactive employment termination

The ‘why not?’ approach to flexible work arrangement requests