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.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered the reinstatement of two workers - who were dismissed after one of them lifted the other with a forklift - after finding the practice had been endorsed by supervisors at the workplace.
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.
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.
A worker was lawfully sacked for participating in an unsafe prank on a public road, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, after finding the incident constituted exceptional circumstances creating a link between private activities and employment.
A regulator has discontinued court action against a union official - accused of blocking work for bogus safety reasons - in light of a recent full Federal Court decision in favour of an official who pretended his name was Steve Irwin, the deceased crocodile hunter.
An employer wasn't obliged to let an injured worker seek a second opinion of her work capacity, and acted lawfully in dismissing her for not being able to fulfil the inherent requirements of her role, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer that unfairly dismissed a victim of domestic violence has been ordered to pay $30,000 in costs, in addition to the $27,500 penalty imposed on it last year.
Working in an environment where "robust language" is commonplace does not excuse acts or threats of violence, a commission has ruled in upholding the sacking of a supervisor who threatened to knock out a colleague.
