A self-proclaimed "big fish" in a workplace, which was issued stop-bullying orders, was fairly sacked because he chose to "buy in" to the matter and intimidated the victims, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The construction watchdog has filed an appeal against a Federal Court ruling that union officials don't need entry permits to enter sites at the request of health and safety representatives.
A major employer had a valid reason to sack a worker for answering a phone call while driving, despite the call being made by his manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of a worker who sent repeated unwelcomed text messages to a colleague, after finding the messages sent outside of work hours still had implications for the employer.
In a decision that could broaden the coverage of anti-bullying laws, a Fair Work Commission full bench has quashed a finding that a state government agency isn't a trading corporation.
The Fair Work Commission has refused a worker stop-bullying orders against two colleagues, but recommended their employer, a safety regulator, implement a "workplace culture improvement plan" to improve interpersonal relationships in their team.
A truck driver breached OHS policies and endangered his employer's relationship with a major contractor when he took his children on a delivery run, a commission has found in upholding his dismissal.
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 who verbally abused a worksite nurse, because he believed her inaction endangered his life, was fairly dismissed, a commission has ruled, after finding his conduct was "fundamentally inconsistent" with the employer's code of conduct.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a worker who left the scene of a vehicle collision, to heat up his lunch, before reporting the incident to his supervisor.
