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After being on restricted duties for nearly seven years, an employee who claimed she might be fit to perform her pre-injury role "at some time in the future" has lost her unfair dismissal claim.

Failing to provide light duties for six months, in line with doctors' recommendations, was unlawful because it "disregarded" the injured employee's right not to be exposed to workplace hazards, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.

Workplace ostracism doesn't just affect the victim; it has "ripple effects" across the organisation if witnessed by other employees, according to researchers.

Employers that fail to comply with their positive duty to prevent workplace s-xual harassment should face civil penalties, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission, which has today announced 11 proposals to action the last of the Respect@Work report's recommendations.

After giving all employees a paid "check-up" day each year, an employer that promotes early detection has now upped the ante with a partnership that provides screening, follow-ups and results on the same day.

Employees who are languishing have many words to describe their experience, which is good news for employers that want to gauge how prevalent the issue is in their workplace, researchers say.

Safety regulators are taking an increasingly active approach to policing employers' management of psychosocial hazards, risk specialists say.

Whether an employer is considering who to target, which solutions to invest in, or what programs to continue or stop, every decision about employee wellbeing initiatives should be driven by data, organisational health experts say.

If leaders aren't aware of the power they wield and its impact on others, they're much more likely to exercise it in ways that compromise psychosocial safety, a leadership specialist says.

Regularly pressuring an employee to work overtime posed a "real risk" to his health and safety, and was just one example of the repeated unreasonable conduct that forced him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.