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Chip flavour dismissal leaves bad taste

The FWC has ordered a manufacturer to compensate a food technologist sacked without warning after she rejected its recipes for chip flavourings.

"Disappointing" HR advice on clan elder's sacking: FWC

An FWC member has lambasted a council for numerous "missteps" in its dismissal of an Aboriginal night patrol officer, recommending it review its processes and advice received from an HR consultancy.


Counsellor sealed own fate after "flogging": FWC

The FWC has highlighted the pitfalls for workers who opt to resign rather than risk reputational damage from being sacked, in a case in which it says it would have deemed any dismissal unfair.

Asylum seeker on 91-hour week given go-ahead to challenge sacking

An asylum seeker allegedly sacked after complaining about his pay for 91-hour weeks as a Woolworths trolley collector has been allowed to file a late adverse action claim, the FWC finding his application had "considerable merit".

Labour supplier rapped over sacking at client's request

In a case alerting labour hire companies to the dangers of carrying out dismissals at a client's behest, the FWC has opened the way for a casual labour hire mine worker to seek reinstatement after WorkPac took a directive to remove her as "a fait accompli".

55 colleagues managing absent worker showed leniency: FWC

A Federal government department acted reasonably in dismissing an employee who secretly recorded conversations with colleagues and required daily management from five different executives during an 18-month absence from work, the FWC has ruled.



FWC queries business model in 457 visa sacking

The FWC has questioned the business model of a large restaurant employer that relied on mass sponsorship of overseas workers, finding it unfairly dismissed a 457-visa holder after issuing multiple "doomsday" emails to its workforce.