Dismissed employee granted access to patient complaint
In a decision handed down on 7 March 2018 concerning a notice to produce, the Industrial Relations Commission ordered an employer to hand...
Employee sacked after filing threatened dismissal application with IRC refused interim reinstatement
In a decision handed down on 23 February 2018, the Industrial Relations Commission refused to grant an interlocutory application for...
Permanent demotion for poor performance deemed excessive
In a decision handed down on 26 September 2017, the Industrial Relations Commission imposed a cap on the period of demotion for a...
Clean work history not enough to save job of pornography accessing employee
As a consequence of receiving and storing substantial amounts of inappropriate materials, a long term LHD employee lost her job, despite bei
Refusal to limit hours of secondary employment leads to termination
The IRC confirmed the importance of employees working in a cooperative manner with their employers to manage workplace fatigue issues, parti
Confused reaction to disruptive patient justifies payment to terminated security employee
In a delayed decision handed down on 2 November 2016 the IRC considered an incident where Mr Siddique, a security employee at a major...
