The FWC has offered a worker a week to consider his possible reinstatement, finding that his employer unfairly dismissed him for a low-speed wheelie-bin collision.
A worker sacked for sleeping on the job will have another shot at getting his job back after a full bench found a senior member failed to put him on notice that he considered reinstatement inappropriate and reached an "unsound" conclusion that the employer had a valid reason.
A signage company that sacked a worker via its director telling him to "get the f-ck out of my life" has failed to convince the FWC of its "extraordinary proposal" to spread his compensation payments over three and a half years.
A major employer's disciplinary process leading to a worker's dismissal featured "significant deficiencies" despite the oversight of an IR specialist, the FWC has found.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of a Coca Cola regional technician who deliberately set the cruise control on his work van above the speed limit and repeatedly overshot it by up to 18km, rejecting claims about the alleged inaccuracy of the employer's monitoring technology.
The FWC has upheld an employer's decision to sack an electrician for s-xually harassing behaviour that included asking a new supervisor on first meeting him whether he "liked to f-ck".
In a decision highlighting the importance of clear policies and adequate investigations, the FWC has ordered Rentokil to reinstate three sales workers summarily sacked for sharing their commissions after finding it a longstanding practice.
A BHP in-house labour hire worker has failed to convince the FWC she was sacked in part because of her "political opinion" about COVID-19 vaccinations at a time when the company was pursuing a policy of mandatory jabs.
The FWC has upheld the dismissal of a Big W employee sacked for colluding with his mother to steal a $400 hard drive, and then fabricating "a false and misleading story in an attempt to cover up his behaviour".
The FWC has found a worker's false reports about his colleagues created "psychosocial safety" risks and provided a valid reason for Virgin Australia to dismiss him.
