Employees' participation in employer-organised medical appointments should be "informed and empowered", a commission has ruled in compensating a worker for unfair dismissal.
An employer played a "causal role" in a senior manager's death when it sent her for an unnecessary heart check as part of a "well-intentioned" but problematic health program, a coroner has ruled.
An employer could have at least tried to end its employment relationship with an "unreliable" worker on "some agreeable terms", instead of sacking him without any procedural fairness, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Most organisations have now settled on their workplace vaccination stance, but in the months ahead plenty of new issues and challenges are sure to arise. This Q&A answers some key questions.
An employee who accused his employer of "inhumane conduct" after it failed to offer him domestic violence leave then made his role redundant has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
In a ruling that serves as a warning for employers mandating COVID vaccinations, a commission has found an employer arguably failed to adequately explain why it refused an employee's lengthy exemption application.
Burnout is skyrocketing thanks to COVID-19, and leaders pinning their hopes on the Christmas break to "fix" it should adjust their expectations, a wellbeing expert warns.
The Fair Work Commission has declined to block five employers from disciplining employees who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccination, after finding they could suffer "irrecoverable" financial detriment by retaining them.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
