It wasn't reasonable for an employer to replace an employee's full-time colleague with two untrained casuals, who worked fewer hours and on different days, a commission has ruled in a psychological injury dispute.
Reframing leadership as a "trust-based, outcome-oriented practice" has helped managers at a newly-hybrid company to lead more efficiently and effectively, according to researchers who studied the transformation.
Accepting an employee's resignation without clarifying a misunderstanding about her role amounted to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Being sacked for serious misconduct after regularly complaining of workplace bullying and harassment would have made a manager feel like "a grave injustice had been perpetrated", the Federal Circuit Court has accepted in adverse action proceedings.
When world news spills into the workplace it can stir up a range of stress responses, requiring managers to take a trauma-informed approach and create "steadiness" for their people, according to a leadership specialist.
The Federal Circuit Court has ordered an employee to pay $125k of his employer's legal costs, finding his actions during general protections proceedings were "so manifestly unreasonable, there must be consequences".
The Fair Work Commission has agreed to redact certain parts of a published decision, after an HR manager belatedly realised it would include "sensitive personal and medical information" she submitted as evidence.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
