An HR director denied an employee the opportunity to discuss her disabilities and fitness for work because she'd already "made up her mind" to demote her, a tribunal has found.

Hiring managers are more prone to disability bias in certain situations, and inclusion-focused gen-AI tools might inadvertently "swing the pendulum toward preferential treatment", a researcher has found.

Vicarious trauma has become a "hot topic" in recent years, but many employers continue to underestimate their exposure and rely on controls that don't go far enough, according to a mental health expert.

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Organisations making urgent lay-offs must still comply with their consultation requirements, the Fair Work Commission has highlighted, in rejecting that an employer had no time to consult before making a role redundant.

Even if it's impossible for an employer to change a decision about planned redundancies, it must comply with its consultation obligations, a workplace lawyer says. Meanwhile, an enterprise bargaining specialist says it's never been more crucial for employers to have skilled negotiators at the table.

Some major themes are developing in the enterprise bargaining space, with serious implications for a growing number of employers, new data shows.

An employer took appropriate steps to ensure an unwell employee was "sound of mind" before accepting his resignation, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found in upholding its constructive dismissal appeal.

The Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer for requesting a stay of an unfair dismissal compensation order, after it failed to comply with the payment deadline.

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