Month: August 2025

  • IT worker dismissed after allegedly accessing colleague’s computer logs

    Melbourne. Fair Work Commission rejected an IT worker’s unfair dismissal claim after she was sacked after allegedly accessing colleagues computer logs and breaching IT security policies. Where: MelbourneCase name: Miss Erika Duncan v Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission [2025] FWC 1731Date of decision: 13 August 2025Link to full case: Click here to view decision Who: Erika…

  • Zoo worker’s forced resignation claim rejected after bullying allegations

    Melbourne. The Fair Work Commission found a zoo worker was not forced to resign after alleging bullying and hostility, ruling she left by choice and dismissing her general protections claim. Where: MelbourneCase name: Steph Silver v The Trustee for Larmiska Family Trust [2025] FWC 2356Date of decision: 13 August 2025Link to full case: Click here…

  • Former employee granted permission to use case material in new proceedings

    Sydney. Former employee allowed to use documents from a discontinued unfair dismissal case in new proceedings, after Fair Work Commission consented to lifting the Hearne v Street obligation. Where: SydneyCase name: Marie Vic Dawson v Centre for Digestive Diseases Pty Ltd [2025] FWC 3792Date of decision: 13 August 2025Link to full case: Click here to…