It wouldn't be unfair or oppressive for an employer to face s-xual harassment and discrimination allegations from up to a decade ago, in circumstances where it contributed to the lengthy delay in the proceedings, the Federal Court has ruled.

"General inclusive recruitment practices" failed to increase women's participation in a male-dominated workforce, a commission has accepted, in granting an employer an exemption from anti-discrimination laws.

So much information is "beamed" at employees every day that it can be easy for them to switch off; but by communicating less like robots and more like humans, leaders can harness attention and build engagement, a communications expert says.

Difficulties in ensuring an injured employee adhered to his return-to-work plan "could and should have been avoided", but this didn't give him no choice but to quit, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

A new report warns against limiting the role of HR teams in AI decision-making, as more organisations place AI adoption exclusively in the hands of chief AI officers.

Incentive-based contracts may be sending signals of distrust, and could unintentionally undermine the culture of professionalism and honesty in an organisation, a new study suggests.

Real workplace events that an employee perceived as s-xual harassment "clearly" exacerbated her pre-existing psychological condition, a commission has found, in upholding her workers' compensation claim.

The fact an employee sought stop-bullying orders that might "lack utility" or be beyond the Fair Work Commission's powers was of "no great consequence", a member has commented, in rejecting the employer's application to dismiss the matter.

It was "premature" to sack an employee for failing to attend work, when just days earlier he was corresponding with the employer about his return, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Sacking an employee for breaching a company policy was unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found, in circumstances where there was no evidence she'd received specific instructions, and where she'd previously been "acclaimed" by co-workers for the same conduct.