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A recent unfair dismissal ruling reminds employers that even serious concerns about employee conduct must be handled with procedural fairness.

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.

An employer's violence de-escalation policies did not allow for reasonable self-defence in the face of provocation, a commission has found.

The Fair Work Commission awarded $33k to a dismissed truck driver, citing harsh dismissal and inadequate policy training by the employer.

A migrant worker was awarded $20,000 after the Fair Work Commission found his dismissal was not a genuine redundancy, highlighting employers' consultation obligations and the need to protect vulnerable migrant employees.

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

This article looks at unfair dismissal rules and how they apply to apprentices.

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.

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.

When does a valid reason for dismissal still result in an unfair outcome?