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An employer must compensate a manager it dismissed for "unlawfully" reformatting a company laptop to access personal files when his role was made redundant.

A new study has highlighted the top reasons employees and managers fail to accomplish their intended work. In other research, knowledge and opinions we round up today, an employment lawyer warns against zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policies; a data specialist sets ground rules for predictive analytics; and more.

A case in which an employee's role was made redundant following an "informal chat" is a good reminder for HR practitioners to carefully consider their consultation obligations before making redundancies, according to an employment lawyer.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to compensate a manager it dismissed for jokingly asking a colleague to punch another worker in the face.

New research on the impact of tattoos suggests employers have a reason to ban visible body art at work, but it's a fine line between doing what's best for the company and limiting workers' rights to self-expression, an academic says.

Court and Fair Work Commission rulings this year have changed the way your organisation should manage its employment law compliance and liability risks. Watch this webcast to understand how to manage its legal exposure.

• Fewer workers slacking off at year-end
  
• Work-life balance a major turnover trigger
  
• Financial stress hitting workplace productivity
  
• International assignments on the rise
  
• Gender pay disparity creating super gap

An employer's three-month "delay" in implementing stop-bullying recommendations was not unreasonable, but its choice of investigator was, the Fair Work Commission has found.

There might always be some grey areas in employers' vicarious liability for end-of-year function misbehaviour, but a recent case provides very clear warnings on what does not constitute acceptable management at these events, a lawyer says.

• FWC fields feedback on "excessive leave" provisions
  
• Most flexible work goals lack strategy
  
• White-collar workers ready to change jobs
  
• Discrimination remains high despite D&I efforts
  
• New appointment in the HR space
  
• Women let down by career development