After claiming there was "nothing it could have done" to prevent a manager from s-xually harassing a younger colleague, an employer has been found vicariously liable for his behaviour.

It was "implausible" that a manager would plead guilty to a criminal charge if the allegations underpinning it weren't true, a commission has commented, in finding he also breached workplace harassment laws.

Sacking an employee for making inappropriate comments over a work radio wasn't unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

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.