In a rare decision to permit an appeal in a dismissal dispute, an FWC full bench has concluded that a presidential member may have wrongly discounted a reason for the late submission of the appellant's original claim.
The FWC has found an unqualified engineer earning in excess of the high income threshold can pursue her unfair dismissal claim because she was covered under the relevant mining award.
A scientist whose seniority weighed against her in competing for internal vacancies at one of Australia's leading cancer institutes has been awarded 5.4 weeks' pay after the FWC found insufficient efforts were made at redeployment before her position was terminated.
An employee who lodged a general protections claim only minutes after making a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission has had her claim knocked back by the FWC because of provisions banning "double dipping".
The CFMEU has accused the FWBC of allowing a quest to "demonise" it get in the way of proper court processes following the watchdog's announcement that it has filed action against the union over alleged abuse of Gorgon LNG project workers.
Roy Morgan Research Ltd has been fined $52,000 for denying a director's request for flexible hours following her return from maternity leave, before then making her redundant.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has warned accessorial liability for workplace breaches is now being extended beyond employers and company directors to those working in human resources, management and recruitment.
A BMW dealership has been ordered to pay $25,000 to a former employee who accessed pornography and "lifestyle" sites, after the FWC found procedural failures could have altered the decision to sack him.
TWU's Aird seeking to hold union to own rules; Australia Post's delivery delay was exceptional circumstance: FWC; Sacked insurance officer to pay costs for "unwise" unfair dismissal claim
