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A security guard at a Victorian university has failed to overturn his dismissal for serious misconduct, after he swore repeatedly and abruptly left a room while being questioned by management about another incident.
Security guard’s meeting outburst earns him dismissal
February 24, 2012
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Employee sacked for creating false medical certificate
February 16, 2012By The Editor
A bank customer service officer’s dismissal for providing her employer with a forged medical certificate has been upheld, after a Fair Work Australia Commissioner found she had a “continued lack of regard for the truth”.
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Sacked employee reinstated to job after refusing performance management
February 14, 2012By The Editor
A middle manager at a nationwide company will be reinstated by his employer after he was sacked for refusing to participate in a performance management plan, believing it was an attempt to force him out of his job.
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School canteen supervisor wins payout for dismissal
February 8, 2012By The Editor
A high school canteen supervisor employed by the school’s parents and citizens association has received more than $15,000 compensation after she was dismissed for not signing a replacement contract before an employer-imposed deadline.
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Electrician sacked after accusations of falsifying records
February 2, 2012By The Editor
Fair Work Australia (FWA) has upheld the sacking of an electrician dismissed for misconduct after he was accused of falsifying first aid records relating to a back injury and exposing himself to the company’s HR coordinator.
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$50,000 compensation for worker accused of info leak
January 31, 2012By The Editor
An architect has been awarded $50,000 in compensation after he was accused of leaking sensitive information to an ex-colleague who was sacked, and was subsequently dismissed himself.
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Waitress told to accept demotion or resign found to be unfairly dismissed
January 23, 2012By The Editor
A restaurant duty manager who resigned after being told to quit or be demoted has won an unfair dismissal case after a Fair Work Australia Commissioner found her behaviour should have been classified as a performance issue, not misconduct.
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Facebook sacking overturned partly due to lack of social media policy
January 17, 2012By The Editor
A Fair Work Australia Commissioner has overturned a truck driver’s sacking for offensive comments posted on his Facebook page, partly because his employer had no firm social media use policy.
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Employer’s alcohol testing policy criticised as sacked worker reinstated
December 13, 2011By The Editor
A Fair Work Australia Commissioner has reinstated an employee sacked for failing a random alcohol test because her employer’s drug and alcohol policy was unclear, not communicated to staff properly and lacked “specificity”.
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Hair’s not fair – worker resigns after refusing to shave beard
December 7, 2011By The Editor
An engineer who left his job after refusing to comply with a new safety policy, requesting him to shave or trim his beard in order to properly fit a facepiece respirator, has lost an unfair dismissal case after arguing he was forced to resign.
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