A Toll Transport truck driver has had his "George Pell" defence rejected by the Fair Work Commission, after he was sacked for allegedly sexually harassing a younger male co-worker by joking about "molesting" him and calling him his "toy boy"…
A Qantas pilot who was sacked for drunkenly touching the breast of a colleague in a taxi while on an overseas stopover, has lost his unfair dismissal claim. While the Fair Work Commission accepted that the pilot did not know…
The manager of a Coles supermarket has lost his unfair dismissal claim, after he was sacked over 39 complaints of sexual harassment and bullying against young female staff. Peter Angelakos, who has been described as "creepy", was criticised by the…
Aldi staff will be entitled to 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave under a new policy revealed by the German supermarket giant late last week. In addition, affected workers will be offered $250 for incidental expenses incurred as…
A former KIIS FM radio presenter has accused the radio station and its parent company, ARN, of bullying and discrimination for being gay. Former Celeb HQ host John Caldwell has lodged a General Protections claim involving dismissal after he was…
Australian workers should be aware that ‘unfriending’ a colleague on Facebook can amount to workplace bullying, according to the Fair Work Commission. The decision was made after a case involving Tasmanian real estate agent Rachael Roberts, who claimed she was…
Clothing retailer Sussan has been ordered to pay an employee $235,000 in damages, after she was bullied by her manager for 11 days. The Supreme Court of Queensland ruled that the company had been negligent and should have recognised the…
It’s one of the most serious allegations that can be made against an employee, but not all claims of sexual harassment are fair or proven. Workers almost always lose their job when found guilty of sexual harassment, but sometimes companies…
