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An airline employee’s dismissal was ruled unfair by the Fair Work Commission after it was found that the airline’s alcohol and fatigue policies were unclear, inconsistently applied, and difficult to access.

A valid dismissal gone wrong: a school was ordered to pay $14K after mishandling the process — proving that how you dismiss can matter just as much as why.

Considering she’d punched a co-worker in the face, a woman’s dismissal was not unfair, a commission has found.

Can you sack someone for what they do in their own time? Not necessarily. Read about a case where the employer sacked a man caught drink driving, then had to reinstate him.

A supervisor was dismissed after serious concerns over conduct and performance—but the Fair Work Commission saw things differently. Learn what went wrong and how employers can avoid similar pitfalls.

How do you work out whether a worker’s employment period qualifies them for protection against unfair dismissal? Check out the FWC’s decision where this was the focus of an unfair dismissal claim.

The Fair Work Commission ruled that a casual support worker was dismissed when excluded from a rostering app and ignored by his employer, allowing his general protections claim to proceed.

What happens when a well-intentioned mistake sparks a dismissal?

The incident that sparked the dismissal was his refusal to take out the rubbish after his work shift finished.

To make an unfair dismissal claim, your income cannot exceed a certain threshold.