A remote employee repeatedly had an unlawful relationship with a coworker, a judge found. The District Court of Western Australia recently convicted Jonathan David Small of raping a female colleague...
Tag - Unfair dismissal
A former employee accused a colleague of endangering her life with a blade at a major mining operation. Anneka Truter claims a coworker raped her at knifepoint at CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino...
A recently departed resources executive is suing his former workplace for substandard employment conditions. Paul Scanlan claims Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) management bullied, harassed and wrongly...
Workplace policies to contain a highly contagious disease are widely expected to result in many departures from a multinational resources producer. BHP might have to fill up to 700 positions that...
A recent case of the Fair Work Commission involving two BHP workers reportedly punching a ‘noticeably drunk’ supervisor in the face at the Moranbah Bowls Club has highlighted the...
If you’re thinking about an unfair dismissal claim to seek revenge or inflict damage on your employer, you should think twice. A recent decision by the Fair Work Commission has resulted in...
AN Adelaide man has been left in a prickly situation, after losing a battle with BHP Billiton for unfair dismissal when he was shaved from the company for having a beard at work. The Fair Work...
The Fair Work commission rejects an appeal for a Moolarben mine worker following serious safety breaches on a mining shovel. Andrew Maunder was dismissed on 22 March 2014 from the NSW coal mine for...
A mine worker who tested positive to methylamphetamine during a routine mine site drug test has told the Fair Work Commission that she believes her drink was spiked during a hotel drinking binge...
A mine worker who was caught smoking underground, sleeping underground, and was repeatedly late for shift has (unsurprisingly) lost his unfair dismissal claim with the Fair Work Commission. Despite...
