A recent case determined by the Fair Work Commission provides some important lessons for employers about bullying dismissals. In Harris v Workpac Pty Ltd [2013] FWC 4111 the Commission found in favour of the applicant and determined that her dismissal for gross misconduct for bullying a co-worker was unfair. Mrs Harris was dismissed on 20 […]
Does your team know the difference between workplace bullying and reasonable management action? Do your policies and procedures reflect the new draft Code of Practice for Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying? When an employee makes a complaint of workplace bullying, will your staff know how to respond, come January 2014? Ensure you are not […]
Fraud and corruption were top of mind last week, and not just because the NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption handed down its findings in the Eddie Obeid investigation, while Greg Pearce, former NSW state Minister for the Illawarra, was stood down for corruption allegations. At the same time, I joined some of the country’s top […]
By ALISON PAGE, Legal Counsel – Earlier this year, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal determined a sexual harassment case in which the Tribunal member described the employer’s initial investigation as ‘bungled’.* The Tribunal accepted that the HR department was hard pressed, understaffed and overworked. However, the cautionary tale from this case is that this […]