Failing to properly consider whether an injured employee could perform modified duties has undermined an employer's defence to her psychological injury claim.
As the Fair Work Commission considers submissions on the inclusion of a working-from-home clause in modern awards, pressure is mounting for this type of flexible arrangement to be formalised at a broader level.
Occupational violence and aggression is now the fastest-growing mechanism of psychological injury, and it's a problem affecting an increasingly broader spectrum of workplaces, a specialist warns.
Psychosocial safety is not just about focusing on risks and hazards. This HR Daily Premium webcast will share a framework that incorporates building the positive aspects of work at the individual, teams and organisational levels, to create and maintain mentally healthy workplaces.
Placing a collection of rubber ducks and a pentagram on a coworker's desk may have been unwise, but it wasn't malicious, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.
Employers are now firmly on notice that when they're considering a major workplace change, they need to assess the risk of psychosocial hazards potentially arising from it, a lawyer says.
A court has thrown out a novel adverse action claim, in which an employee argued he was refused a job on the basis of a physical disability, while also denying that he had such a disability.
The Federal Court has rejected both the "bland explanation" an employee received for his dismissal and his employer's later argument that he was underperforming, finding instead that he was sacked for exercising a workplace right.
The HR jobs market dipped at the end of 2025, but according to specialist recruiters, a rise in the proportion of permanent positions advertised signals "strategic maturity" in how employers approach hiring for this function.
The evidence submitted to back up a misconduct dismissal went no further than "undated letters that made vague references to concerns", which an employer appeared to have accepted "at face value", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
