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 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 Federal Court has found that an aged care home favoured its Filipino workers over a Chinese nurse, and took adverse action against her when it summarily dismissing her because she made complaints about other employees.
A court has roasted a construction contractor for the "deficient evidence" it relied on for its "complete denial" that it breached entry laws when it blocked CFMMEU officials from inspecting a suspected safety flaw they identified after entering a site to examine another possible contravention.
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 RBA will put its bargaining offer directly to employees this month, governor Philip Lowe told an inquiry this morning, after failing to reach agreement with FSU.
The High Court has held that an employer is not vicariously liable for an injury to a resort worker from his colleague urinating on him after returning drunk to a studio they had to share.
