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Big W worker sacked for stealing and "farrago of lies": FWC

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".

Remand period explained unseen letter axing worker: FWC

A senior FWC member in extending time by one day says a hospital security officer could not have been expected to ask a lawyer or psychiatrist he met while on remand to "trawl through his inbox" to find notification that he had been sacked.

Worker "hit submit" button before midnight deadline: FWC

The FWC has accepted a 48-seconds-late unfair dismissal claim from a worker convinced he filed it just before midnight on the last allowable day, after conceding that the tribunal's online processing quirks might have pushed it beyond the deadline.


"Subconscious bias" research not enough for recusal: FWC

A mechanic who overturned the rejection of his "late" unfair dismissal application has failed to convince a commissioner to recuse himself based on Australian Law Reform Commission unconscious bias research.

Long list of alcohol-related offences no barrier to permit: FWC

A CFMMEU organiser has been granted an entry permit despite a lengthy history of convictions for alcohol-related offences, the FWC in part reasoning that because none occurred in workplace settings he met the definition of a fit and proper person.

HR manager blocked from "retrospective" dismissal: FWC

The FWC has found that a company's failure to meet modern IR standards, including its HR manager's attempt to "retrospectively" dismiss a security investigator, provided the necessary exceptional circumstances to accept her late unfair dismissal application.


No happy medium after FWC time limit ruling

A sacked worker was not so incapacitated by purported mental health problems that she could not continue to offer "medium and psychic services", the FWC has held in refusing to extend time for her general protections claim.

Compensation cap rises to $83,750 on Saturday

The income and compensation caps for unfair dismissal claims are set to increase on Saturday, along with filing fees for a range of other applications.