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An organisation unlawfully discriminated against an employee when it acted on an HR manager's misinterpretion of advice about the worker's medical condition, a court has found.

• "Inclusive leadership" requires six traits
  
• One in two workers support social media screening for certain roles
  
• Workers biased against older colleagues
  
• Male employees more likely to be s-xually harassed by men than women
  
• Confidence returning to recruitment market

An employer breached the National Employment Standards and a worker's contract when it failed to return him to full-time work after parental leave, but it did not take adverse action against him, a court has ruled.

A large employer has been ordered to reinstate a worker who was sacked for racist comments towards a colleague, after the Fair Work Commission found numerous failings in its processes led to the dismissal.

Disciplining workers for dress code and appearance policy breaches is a risky move if employers don't first explore the reasons for non-compliance, says employment law specialist Athena Koelmeyer.

A report confirming age discrimination is widespread in Australian workplaces is a strong reminder for employers to be hyper vigilant in disciplinary processes involving older workers, says employment lawyer Andrew Jewell.

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Moving to a values-based recruitment process has enabled an employer to dramatically lift female representation in its workforce.

Dangers abound for employers that "rigidly" follow their workplace policies when determining which adjustments are reasonable to help employees return to work, says a lawyer.

Leaders who aren't committed to inclusion pose the biggest obstacle to workplace diversity, and HR professionals must address it, says HR leader Rhonda Brighton-Hall, on the launch of resources to prevent discrimination at work.