A commissioner who holds 200 Woolworths shares has refused to recuse herself from an anti-bullying case involving the supermarket giant, because the amount of shares she owns is insignificant.
The FWC has rejected a bullying complaint after finding the Department of Finance put the worker on a three-day week, while he recovered from a previous "toxic" job, so he could spend the other two days "trying to resolve his workplace grievances".
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 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.
In a decision illustrating the challenges of managing high-performing employees, a member of Woolworths' e-commerce team has failed to persuade the FWC that her manager and supervisor bullied her during a tense period sparked by receiving a lower annual rating than usual.
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.
A former ATO director who claims sustained bullying and harassment forced her to move to the AEC has failed to establish it constitutes a dismissal, after she used the Public Service Act's voluntary transfer provisions.
The Minns Government has passed major reforms that establish anti-bullying and s-xual harassment jurisdictions in the IRC and allow workers to seek preventative orders and up to $100,000 in damages, while also significantly lifting the small claims cap.
After rebuffing a recusal bid, the FWC has dismissed a worker's anti-bullying claim against his migration agent, who has made it very clear she wants nothing more to do with him.
