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A truck driver was unfairly dismissed for raising concerns about pay and work flexibility after the employer fabricated safety breaches to justify the dismissal.

The Fair Work Commission approved a 70% reduction in redundancy pay for two recycling company employees after determining that their new roles, despite being in a less pleasant environment, were still comparable to their previous positions.

An employer still had a valid reason to dismiss an employee even though it wasn’t the reason it gave at the time.

The Fair Work Commission ruled that a text message composed using ChatGPT to terminate a legal assistant's employment was a termination at the employer's initiative, not abandonment, as the employee was legitimately on leave.

A recent case found an employer breached privacy laws by sharing an employee’s medical information with staff, despite claiming workplace health and safety obligations. The exemption for employee records under the Privacy Act 1988 didn’t apply, resulting in the employer paying compensation.

7 March 2024

An employer in the disability services sector forced an employee to resign by making unilateral changes to her contract without consultation.

When a worker was sacked following multiple allegations of discrimination and bullying, she claimed unfair dismissal. Read why the Fair Work Commission rejected the employer’s assertions.

A recent unfair dismissal ruling reminds employers that even serious concerns about employee conduct must be handled with procedural fairness. A casual worker’s job search raised red flags, but the employer’s rushed response led to costly consequences.

When a subcontractor’s employee was injured on a building site and the builder and subcontractor were hit with massive damages bills, the builder appealed. Read why the Court rejected the builder’s claims.