A recruiter has failed to win $50,000 compensation from Bluescope Steel for allegedly sacking him following his complaints about being bullied by its HR team, after a judge took into account that he had previously lied to the FWC and "embellished" his résumé.
Faced with "simply unsustainable" growth in its caseload, the FWC is seeking to improve efficiency, starting with general protections cases involving dismissals, up by 27% over five years, partly on the back of paid agents using them as a "substitute" for unfair sacking claims, the tribunal's president said today.
The FWC has found that a s-x worker is an employee rather than an independent contractor, because of the significant degree of control the employer exerted over her work, including requiring her to maintain an "immaculate" appearance with styled hair, make-up, lingerie and heels.
A new UK bill introduced by the Starmer Labour Government seeks to reduce the qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal from two years to an employee's first day of work, although employers will potentially have an initial nine months in which to sack those "not right for the job".
A union member acting as a maintenance contractor's health and safety representative has won interim reinstatement while the Federal Court weighs claims that the company sacked him for raising complaints about everything from silica dust exposure to welding fumes and fatigue management.
The clothing company behind the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands has been ordered to pay a former employee almost $25,000 in compensation and damages after failing to persuade a judge it didn't sack her for complaining about her workload, "unrealistic" deadlines and a colleague's behaviour.
A judge has affirmed, in a general protections case alleging "inhumane treatment", the courts' ability to overlook the use of incorrect forms to initiate proceedings.
A "very bad" employer who used a website builder's alleged probationary period to sack her without warning must pay $20,000 in compensation, the WA IRC has found.
