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The ERA found the real relationship was permanent on an as-required basis, the text was a summary dismissal, and the employer had no fair process or substantive justification.

The ERA held that was an unequivocal sending away: the worker was dismissed without any fair process and did not abandon.

The ERA held the dismissal unjustified, found excessive hours were an unjustified disadvantage,.

Omni Health disestablished its chief operating officer role in a cost-cutting restructure after cashflow pressure and declining profitability.

A general manager resigned after months of dispute about a short term incentive (STI) clause.

The ERA held the warnings were procedurally and substantively unjustified and the employer's conduct.

The ERA held she resigned, but the resignation was a constructive dismissal because it was a choice between resignation and dismissal.

A parcel courier driver was treated by the company as an independent contractor, but the ERA found the real relationship was employment due to app-based control, penalties and lack of genuine independence.