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Employees often start the new year with great resolutions that are derailed within days, but by helping them to be more realistic and strategic, leaders can prevent discouragement and foster success.

Completely switching off over the holidays is not laziness; rather it's critical to high performance, and organisations need systems in place to ensure it happens, says a leadership expert.

An employee has won compensation for a psychological injury after a commission accepted she had been treated with hostility by workplace "factions" and criticised in "reply all" emails.

In light of rising use of medicinal cannabis, it's important for employers to regularly review their D&A policies and ensure they're fit for purpose, lawyers say.

An employer did everything it could to find alternative suitable roles for an injured employee, the Fair Work Commission has found, ruling his dismissal was fair despite a procedural flaw.

An employer failed to learn from its mistakes and unfairly sacked a long-serving worker for returning a positive D&A test, the Fair Work Commission has found in ordering reinstatement.

As awareness of psychosocial risks continues to grow, more employers are considering how they can better support the subjects of workplace investigations and performance management, a conflict specialist says.

Remote work can facilitate "functional" presenteeism, because it's easier to work while ill when at home, but it could favour dysfunctional presenteeism too, researchers warn.

To avoid exhaustion and remain effective in their roles, leaders need to prioritise self-care and avoid playing the "solo show", says a workplace researcher.

An employer has failed to prove that it did not bully or intimidate an employee into signing a performance management plan, with a commission upholding his psychological injury claim.