A worker who alleged he was bullied when a leading hand called him a pig for burping, and when he was told off for sleeping on his break, has been refused anti-bullying orders for the second time in three months.
A worker has been awarded more than $1 million in damages and compensation, after she was bullied in a "feedback" meeting and during mediation with a supervisor.
An employer had a valid reason to sack a worker who ridiculed a supervisor on Facebook, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, after finding the incident had sufficient connection to his employment relationship.
An employer's "unnecessarily forensic or elaborate" investigation into a workplace s-xual harassment complaint caused an emotionally vulnerable worker's psychological injury, a commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission has amended a stop-bullying order to protect both current and former employees of a labour-hire company based at a Melbourne brewery.
Australian employers are being urged to review their social media policies for customer feedback, after a Canadian judge found the Toronto Transit Commission failed to protect employees from abusive tweets.
Public sector employees in Victoria aren't protected by the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying provisions because OHS was excluded from the industrial matters referred to the Commonwealth seven years ago, a commissioner has explained in dismissing a worker's claim.
