Ordering an employer to halt its restructuring plan is a "significant development" in the way workplace health and safety regulators approach psychosocial hazards, a lawyer says.
Frustration of an employment contract in circumstances of illness or injury "is a difficult concept to establish", a Fair Work Commissioner has noted, in clearing a worker to pursue his unfair dismissal claim.
An employer that's determined to prevent s-xual and gender-based harassment, and have a workplace culture where respect is "the default", has implemented a "living, breathing" plan that goes above and beyond its legislative obligations.
Growing awareness of 'moral injury' and its causes make it a risk employers should pay particular attention to, according to a researcher and government advisor.
Poor leadership is a top contributing factor to moral injury, an expert says, in setting out risk minimisation strategies for this little-understood phenomenon.
Recent decisions show the Fair Work Commission doesn't shy away from ordering reinstatement after employees have breached workplace D&A policies, and there's a high bar for appealing these rulings, a lawyer says.
When employees at risk of burnout start managing their energy, as opposed to their time, their performance can "skyrocket", an organisational psychologist says.
