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Honestly!! Let’s talk about employee dishonesty during an HR Investigation

In BriefAn employee owes a duty to their employer to be honest in their dealings with it. This is no more apparent than when the employee is the subject of an investigation into alleged misconduct.A recent dismissal case1 before Fair Work Australia ("FWA") provides useful guidance for employers about the effect of an employee’s dishonesty during an HR investigation. The Gunning caseThe dismissed employee (Gunning) had worked as a sales representative at the Burleigh…See More

Oct 9, 2012

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[PART 2] "Warning, Warning" - Taking Account of Past Workplace Sins When Disciplining Employees

In BriefIn Part 2 of our discussion about the recent Patrick Stevedores1 case, we consider whether the actions of an employer over a prior disciplinary warning can be called into question in a later dismissal case by Fair Work Australia. Your latest 'HR headache'Picture this situation...You're a senior HR practitioner within a large company. One of your subordinates, "Melanie", dutifully reports the outcome of a recent HR investigation into alleged employee misconduct.…See More

Aug 9, 2012

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"Warning, warning" - Taking account of past workplace sins when disciplining employees - [Part 1]

In BriefA recent dismissal case before Fair Work Australia ("FWA") serves as a useful illustration of the issues facing employers when weighing up an employee's poor disciplinary record and whether a dismissal would be justified.Warning ConfusionPicture this situation. You have an employee who has committed a breach of discipline in the workplace. For present purposes, we will refer to the employee as "Jim". Let's say that Jim is one hour late for work. You have interviewed him. He was unable…See More

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"Warning, warning" - Taking account of past workplace sins when disciplining employees - [Part 1]

In BriefA recent dismissal case before Fair Work Australia ("FWA") serves as a useful illustration of the issues facing employers when weighing up an employee's poor disciplinary record and whether a dismissal would be justified.Warning ConfusionPicture this situation. You have an employee who has committed a breach of discipline in the workplace. For present purposes, we will refer to the employee as "Jim". Let's say that Jim is one hour late for work. You have interviewed him. He was unable…See More

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Employer's Redundancy Assumption goes awry in Dismissal Case

In BriefIn a recent appeal case about a redundancy1, Fair Work Australia ("FWA") rejected an employer’s “assumption” that a manager would be insulted if offered redeployment to a more junior position following a restructure.What does the Fair Work Act say about redundancy?The Fair Work Act sets out a number of requirements in order for a dismissal to be considered unfair. One such requirement is that the dismissal must not be a case of "genuine redundancy". If an…See More

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Honestly!! Let’s talk about employee dishonesty during an HR Investigation

[PART 2] "Warning, Warning" - Taking Account of Past Workplace Sins When Disciplining Employees

"Warning, warning" - Taking account of past workplace sins when disciplining employees - [Part 1]

"Warning, warning" - Taking account of past workplace sins when disciplining employees - [Part 1]

Employer's Redundancy Assumption goes awry in Dismissal Case

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Honestly!! Let’s talk about employee dishonesty during an HR Investigation

[PART 2] "Warning, Warning" - Taking Account of Past Workplace Sins When Disciplining Employees

"Warning, warning" - Taking account of past workplace sins when disciplining employees - [Part 1]

Employer's Redundancy Assumption goes awry in Dismissal Case

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