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A Queensland worker, who was required - because of his high absence rate - to provide a medical certificate every time he took sick leave, was fairly sacked for failing to comply with the rule, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

A South Australian employer that claimed a casual employee - with a long-term work-related injury - was eligible, at best, for the equivalent of 35 minutes' pay in long service leave entitlements, has been ordered to recalculate the benefit based on 20 years of service.

The performance management process can be stressful for workers, but that doesn't mean they've been subjected to bullying or unfair treatment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in an unfair dismissal case.

A Western Australian council employee - who was sacked after complaining about workplace bullying, violence and harassment in several "disrespectful" emails to his CEO - has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.

Two Queensland workers, who acted inappropriately towards a colleague at an employer-supplied house, have had their unfair dismissal claims upheld, after the Fair Work Commission found their conduct wasn't relevant to their work duties.

A decision to dismiss an employee should not be made in the heat of the moment, the Fair Work Commission has stressed, in upholding a worker's safety-related unfair dismissal claim.

A worker who was fired for physically fighting a co-worker - who had a long history of abusing the worker and others - has had his application to have his appeal re-heard dismissed.

A mineworker, who claimed he was victimised by his employer after he breached company safety policies, has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.

Storing hard-core p--nographic material on a work computer system is unacceptable in all workplaces, regardless of whether specific training and policies are in place, Fair Work Australia has found in rejecting a worker's unfair dismissal claim.

A Victorian business owner, who threatened to dissolve his workers in acid, has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $50,000 in costs. Also in this article, a decision to reinstate a hospital worker, who was sacked after slapping a patient, has been overturned on appeal.