An employee who claimed he suffered a psychological injury after performance feedback from his supervisor has failed to convince a tribunal that her behaviour amounted to unreasonable action.
There was "no element of capriciousness involved" when an employer reduced an employee's hours, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings.
A commission has refused to strike out parts of a worker's stop-bullying claim, despite accepting some of the alleged conduct didn't occur while she was "at work".
An HR consultant took necessary and appropriate steps to examine an employee's own conduct when determining whether her bullying and other allegations had a "proper foundation", the Federal Court has ruled.
What constitutes reasonable action in a performance management scenario is illustrated well in a recent Fair Work Commission decision, a workplace lawyer says.
A talent acquisition partner complained an HR team was bullying him to "deflect criticism of his clear underperformance", the Federal Circuit Court has found.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this webcast to understand key lessons from recent court and tribunal decisions.
It was fair to sack a manager who engaged in excessive criticism of staff, to the point of bullying and harassment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A manager's comments and actions reflected her workplace's "command and control" environment and weren't unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has found, in refusing to make stop-bullying orders.
An employee's "bizarre" bullying and harassment allegations were not based on "real events", a tribunal has found, in denying her compensation for a psychological injury.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
After years of legislative and regulatory changes, employers' key compliance challenges continue to shift and evolve. Attend this webinar to catch up on recent developments and their HR implications, preparing you and your organisation for what lies ahead.
