Accenture is working with employees on setting clear boundaries around their work and having open conversations about time management, its HR leader says.
An employer has lost its objection to compensating an employee whose blood pressure spiked in response to escalating workplace stress, causing a serious heart injury.
An employee who was told his position was being made redundant "almost immediately" after returning to work from a long absence is entitled to compensation for a psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
An employee who was sacked at the end of her probationary period deliberately lied about her medical history, a tribunal has found, in upholding the denial of her compensation claim.
An organisation looking to bolster its competitiveness is trialling a new mix of remote and onsite work, and reshaping HR's role to maintain the wellbeing focus it built during the pandemic.
'B-suite' leaders now face a particularly high risk of burnout, but they can reduce it using four steps to control the pace of work, an experienced leader and advisor says.
Four considerations must factor into employers' performance and disciplinary processes when mental health issues are potentially also at play, a workplace lawyer says.
Employees are calling for action on gendered violence as s-xual assault and harassment reports continue to escalate. Meanwhile, the Fair Work Commission has extended pandemic-related flexibilities in awards; and more.
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