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Peed off: truck driver’s compo win after dismissal for urinating on client’s warehouse underlines need for challenging conversations
Peed off: truck driver’s compo win after dismissal for urinating on client’s warehouse underlines need for challenging conversations The Fair Work Commission has awarded a truck driver $16,128 in unfair…
Fondling leads to $730,000 payout after employer decides to ignore complaint: how risky management styles can cost your business
Fondling of breasts and buttocks leads to $730,000 payout after employer decides to ignore complaint: how risky management styles can cost your business An employer has discovered the risks associated…
Multiple partners: polyamorous church employee’s “discriminatory” dismissal upheld
Multiple partners: polyamorous church employee’s “discriminatory” dismissal upheld A Brisbane family services co-ordinator claimed that she was sacked by a church-run community organisation because she was “polyamorous”. However, a court…
Bank lawyer “nervous and anxious” after performance management: is it really bullying?
A bank’s management of an under-performing lawyer fell short of “the best human resources practice” and was not “entirely beyond criticism”, but did not constitute bullying under the Fair Work…
Unfair dismissal of brawling hardware worker overruled because of “Year 11” style workplace investigation
The Fair Work Commission has found a major hardware chain employee was unfairly dismissed after a brawl with a co-worker following a bungled workplace investigation. In the Fair Work Commission’s…
Dismissed fast food employee trashes store in front of customers – how to avoid this by building a high performance culture
Dismissed fast food employee trashes store in front of customers – how to avoid this by building a high performance culture Workplace cultures can range from the sublime to the…
“A very rigid personality”: how to avoid mistakes in the interviewing and selection process
Victoria’s former mining warden has lost a “breach of contract” court battle with the State Government after five years, after claiming he was misled in the job application process. The…
“The IP? It’s with me!” Workplace investigation does not stand up to court scrutiny during commercial confidentiality case
The Federal Court has refused to compel three employees to hand over documents to their former employer to help it decide whether to sue them for breaching contract and corporations…
Punted after forged email scandal: tight contract and professional investigation underpins summary dismissal of bank senior executive
Punted after forged email scandal: tight contract and professional investigation underpins summary dismissal of bank senior executive A tight employment contract and a highly professional forensic investigation have enabled a…
