With unions calling for employers to manage workers' health and safety using rapid antigen tests and improved masks, an employment lawyer outlines some important issues to consider upfront.
'Psychological flexibility' is considered intuitive by many leaders, but understanding the label can be "liberating" and is the foundation of workplace efforts to improve psychological safety, a leadership specialist says.
An employer did not breach a modern award when it told employees they would have to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to keep their jobs, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Meanwhile an employer's approved mandate provides a "clear blueprint" for other organisations introducing vaccination policies.
An employee with a "fierce" personality who was "easily angered" when approached about work issues has failed to prove he was unfairly sacked for misconduct.
An employer displayed "marked indifference" to an employee's complaints about appearing in a sexualised workplace safety poster, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Despite some recent rulings upholding vaccination mandates, employers must approach this area with extreme caution, and lawyers suggest some simple word changes could make all the difference.
An employer's duty of care is personal to each individual employee, but its response to a foreseeable psych injury risk must be capable of extending to any employee, a court has ruled in a psych injury appeal.
It was potentially unreasonable not to allow an employee to take long-service leave to await an unapproved vaccine, but the Fair Work Commission has stopped short of preventing her dismissal for failing to comply with a vaccination mandate.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
