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The $6 billion issue: how safe is your workplace from the risk of drugs and alcohol misuse?
The $6 billion issue: how safe is your workplace from the risk of drugs and alcohol misuse? Australian organisations are increasingly impacted by drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace,…
“A degree of unfairness”: explosives worker reinstated after Fair Work Commission criticises company’s dismissal procedure
“A degree of unfairness”: explosives worker reinstated after Fair Work Commission criticises company’s dismissal procedure The Fair Work Commission has ordered a major coal miner to reinstate an employee…
Anti-bullying order avoided after bosses reform behaviour
The FWC has declined to make an order against a radiology company found to have bullied an employee, saying its recent “careful attention to procedural fairness” made it unlikely its…
Teacher stripped of classroom duties after 49 complaints – the importance of the selection and interviewing process in achieving “best fit” employees
Teacher stripped of classroom duties after 49 complaints – the importance of the selection and interviewing process in achieving “best fit” employees A teacher who allegedly let students play knife…
Employee verbally abuses boss in team meeting – dismissal upheld
A dockworker who called his boss a “d.ckhead” and a “c.ck” in front of his team has had his dismissal upheld by the Fair Work Commission. As a result of a…
“You’re useless” – employee loses breach of contract claim despite abusive tirade from manager
A Victorian public servant who was verbally attacked by a manager, including being told he was a “piece of sh.t” and like “f.cking cancer”, has lost both a breach of…
“Pommy bastard” attacks on army officer lead to pension award – how managers can impact workplace cultures
“Pommy bastard” attacks on army officer lead to pension award – how managers can impact workplace cultures A British army major, who was harassed and called a “pommy bastard” by…
Mentally ill employee wins adverse action discrimination case: Six pillars of wisdom to reduce and manage mental health issues in the workplace
A court has accepted that a transport company made an ill employee’s position redundant as part of a genuine restructure, but found it took unlawful adverse action when it detrimentally…
“Fanciful” sexual discrimination and harassment claims rejected by Federal Court: what is sexual harassment?
The Federal Court has rejected a University academic’s sex discrimination claim, based on more than 50 alleged incidents over five years of employment, finding that she subjectively reconstructed “innocent events”…
