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It was unreasonable to keep an employee "in the dark" after concluding serious misconduct allegations weren't substantiated, a tribunal has found in psychological injury proceedings.

The extent to which employees believe their employer supports their wellbeing often depends on how 'wellbeing' is defined, according to a workplace consultant.

The employer of a manager who believed she was pushed out of her job was in fact "anxious" to retain her and help her become a better leader, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An organisation's pet-friendly workplace policy helps it to attract talent, and creates connections that foster collaboration, its people leader says.

New studies help to explain why return-to-office and flexible work policies often fail to achieve their desired outcomes.

An employee's attempts to delay a final decision about her dismissal by refusing to sign medical authorisations "resulted in the opposite of its desired effect", the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.

An employee who complained about workplace s-xual harassment and victimisation was a lower priority for an employer than the accused perpetrator, the FWC has noted, among other criticisms of an HR team's approach.

One of the most "high-impact productivity tools" available to employees is sleep, according to a global executive who successfully shifted from being sleep-deprived and "always on" to sleeping for longer and being "intentionally on".

Employees' perceptions of their employers' intentions in offering wellbeing initiatives play a big part in shaping the programs' outcomes, according to new research.