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"Deeply flawed" process after harassment claim: FWC

The FWC has ordered the reinstatement of a dump truck driver dismissed after a "deeply flawed" investigation into allegations he exposed a female trainee to explicit images while passing around his phone.

Wrong test applied over workplace fight case: Bench

A FWC member incorrectly apportioned the burden of proof and applied the wrong test for "reasonable" self-defence in ordering reinstatement of a train driver sacked after fighting with a stranger on a station concourse, a full bench has found.



FWC backs sacking for "time theft"

The FWC has upheld a "time fraud" sacking for an employee who left her worksite early 17 times in six weeks.



Bench quashes sleeping on job ruling

A worker sacked for sleeping on the job will have another shot at getting his job back after a full bench found a senior member failed to put him on notice that he considered reinstatement inappropriate and reached an "unsound" conclusion that the employer had a valid reason.

FWC rejects company bid for three-year payout plan

A signage company that sacked a worker via its director telling him to "get the f-ck out of my life" has failed to convince the FWC of its "extraordinary proposal" to spread his compensation payments over three and a half years.