Opera Australia has been hit with multiple unfair dismissal claims after it made one third of its orchestra redundant. However, the legitimacy of the redundancies is in question. Soon after the lay offs, the organisation advertised for casual freelance musicians…
Jacqui Lambie's former Chief of Staff and his wife are suing the Tasmanian Senator for unfair dismissal. Lambie sacked the pair in 2017 following complaints about workplace health and safety. The pair accuse Lambie of using "vulgar language" on a…
A pharmacy assistant who was "likely" unfairly dismissed has lost her case because she took too long to file her claim. The worker took 242 days before filing her claim in the Fair Work Commission, well outside the 21-day deadline.…
A council truck driver claims the City of Ballarat sacked him for taking a sick day to have a COVID-19 test. However, the council denies the claim, arguing it dismissed the worker for poor performance. Council truck driver sacked for…
A cleaner sacked for giving a teacher a massage has lost her unfair dismissal claim. The cleaner's employer told her the massage she provided to the teacher at the school where she worked is "outside of our Contract of Services”.…
A police officer sacked for assaulting a man and improperly tasering another has lost his appeal against dismissal. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) said allowing the senior constable to remain as a serving officer will undermine public confidence…
A catering assistant has lost his unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for deliberately coughing on a nurse. The Fair Work Commission rejected the man's claim that the cough happened so suddenly that he couldn't cover his mouth. As a…
Two TasWater workers sacked for posting sexual comments on a work messaging system have won their unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission found the comments that referenced the television series Game of Thrones were not serious enough to justify…
A Qantas engineer sacked for using his company-issued iPad to watch porn at work has lost his unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission said the man had no excuse for looking at porn while at work. Qantas engineer sacked…
A Brisbane CEO has filed a General Protections Dismissal claim after his employer sacked him for taking sick leave. However, the company argues the dismissal happened as a result of contract breaches involving bonus payments. Sacked for taking sick leave…