An overweight nurse has been awarded three years back-pay and reinstatement after being unfairly dismissed. The South Australian Employment Tribunal ruled her dismissal, due to her obesity and associated difficulties in performing work duties, "harsh and unjust". It also found…
A bottle shop worker has been awarded $3,000 compensation after being unfairly dismissed for sexually harassing a customer. The Fair Work Commission accepted his employer had a valid reason for dismissal. However, it also found that they failed to give…
A worker unfairly sacked for stealing a can of Coke has been awarded $30,000 compensation. The Fair Work Commission found the worker's expression of remorse, in addition to his long unblemished work record, made the dismissal harsh and unfair. Worker…
An office worker sacked for talking too much to her colleagues has lost her unfair dismissal claim. The woman, known as "Tracey Trap" to her co-workers, claimed management subjected her to an unfair disciplinary process. Office worker sacked for talking…
The Fair Work Commission has found Sydney Trains unfairly dismissed a worker over an accident that happened 12 months previously. The Commission found Sydney Trains had been "grossly unfair" by revisiting the matter and coming to a different conclusion without…
A mine worker sacked for serious misconduct over a site accident has won his unfair dismissal claim. Despite the Fair Work Commission finding the fitter engaged in serious misconduct, it also found the dismissal unreasonable. As it turns out, another…
A childcare worker sacked for refusing to have a flu vaccination has lost her unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission found the employer had a valid reason to sack the worker because she refused to follow a reasonable and…
A firefighter who called a gay co-worker "half a man" and "Arthur" has lost his unfair dismissal claim. An employment tribunal rejected the worker's claim that the comments related to his height, rather than his sexual orientation. Firefighter called co-worker…
A bank manager sacked for mistakenly transferring $37,000 to a fraudster has won her unfair dismissal case. The Fair Work Commission ruled the dismissal unfair because the worker had no training in the type of fraud involved. Bank manager sacked…
A worker has lost his unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for sexually assaulting a colleague during a work Christmas event. The man argued that the alleged incident was not work-related because it happened in a private room at a…