Senior ABC managers failed to consult in-house IR and legal experts and "blithely ignored" risks when the organisation "capitulated" to critics and sacked presenter Antoinette Lattouf over her political views on the Gaza war, which warranted a substantial penalty to deter a recurrence, Federal Court judge Darryl Rangiah found today.
The FWC has reinstated a "careless" Qube stevedore accused of telling a colleague he put his c-ck in their Subway sandwich and calling another a c-nt, while already on a warning for showing pictures of bikini-clad female colleagues to male co-workers.
A Victorian corruption watchdog operative's "reckless and unsafe" close pursuit of a Mercedes fleeing a minor accident warranted his dismissal, the FWC has ruled.
A roadside assistance and financial institution discriminated against a customer service officer by requiring clearance from her husband's specialist to confirm she would not put him at risk by returning to the office during the pandemic, a tribunal has held.
A tribunal has awarded a worker s-xually harassed and assaulted by her boss $140,000 in damages, based on the nature of the conduct and the continued "profound and significant detrimental impact" on her quality of life, plus $10,000 in aggravated damages and $26,500 in costs.
A worker who made unfounded bullying complaints against 11 alleged perpetrators, including a senior HR manager, two HR team members, a safety specialist and an in-house lawyer has been castigated by the FWC for putting his colleagues through an "ordeal" and advised to refrain from making any further "baseless" complaints.
The NT Anti-Discrimination Commission has warned that the Finocchiaro Government's legislation that reinstates the exemption for religious schools to discriminate in employment could lead to LGBTQ+ workers, women and workers of other faiths facing disciplinary action or dismissal.
An aged care employer's investigation into allegations made against a worker amounted to reasonable management action, rather than inconsistent treatment because the worker is transgender, a fact the employer only became aware of during proceedings.
The FWC has ordered reinstatement for a professor who sent "intimate and romantic" messages to a student, including a photo of himself in his boxers, finding that his seven-year unblemished record since his recently-uncovered relationship mitigated his behaviour.
