The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employee's reinstatement after finding "one isolated incident" at work, which resulted in criminal charges, didn't warrant dismissal "without some kind of warning first".
A commissioner has chastised a manager for his abusive outbursts at work and for failing to exercise "extreme caution" when sending sexually graphic messages from company-linked social media accounts.
Non-disclosure agreements can help harassment survivors and shouldn't be outlawed, but some "no-brainer" protections are needed, a conflict expert says.
Low levels of bullying and harassment reporting in NSW parliamentary workplaces have "created a vacuum" in which unawareness and denial abound, a new report says.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has dismissed a stop s-xual harassment appeal, finding a disgruntled worker was seeking to agitate historical grievances.
A proactive investigation into whether an employer complied with a positive duty to prevent workplace s-xual harassment has identified several areas for improvement, with a commission flagging this is likely to be the case among other businesses.
An employee who admitted being late to work every day for four years has failed to prove she was dismissed because she had threatened to bring "the largest s-xual harassment case in Australian history".
There is now a much greater onus on employers to take a trauma-informed approach to workplace investigations involving sensitive matters, an employment lawyer says.
Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'Managing evolving workplace psych risks' webinar, presented on 29 June by Ashurst partner-elect Tamara Lutvey.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
