An employee's dismissal for failing to follow his employer's absence notification requirements during the height of COVID restrictions was "very regrettable", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding maximum compensation.
A 60-year-old employee sacked because he could no longer perform the inherent requirements of his role was not unfairly dismissed, despite arguing HR defamed him, a commission has found.
Rapid antigen tests are set to play a vital role in keeping workplaces safe during the pandemic. Watch this Q&A to understand your organisation's legal rights and obligations under any RAT program.
The causes and symptoms of burnout are now better understood, but employers are yet to catch up with addressing some of its more serious physical health impacts, a clinical and academic neurologist says.
It's possible for managers to listen to employees' problems without taking responsibility for solving them, but many instead opt for EAP referrals, with some unwanted consequences.
Faced with a questionable medical certificate, employers are within their rights to seek confirmation of authenticity – with or without an employee's consent, a lawyer says.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has affirmed the principles of what constitutes work-related conduct out-of-hours, in upholding an employer's appeal against a reinstatement order.
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.
