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Declining an employee's repeated requests for information about a complaint against him constituted discrimination on the basis of his employment activity, a tribunal has ruled.

Organisations that shift from providing employee wellbeing benefits to creating a "healthy" organisation significantly outperform others, new research shows.

An employer was entitled to direct a white-collar employee to undertake a dr-g test after allegations he was slurring and swaying at work, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employees' opinions in the context of COVID-related decisions are even more relevant than usual, due to their unique insights into workplace issues, according to a prominent safety lawyer.

An employer took reasonable steps to determine whether an employee was medically exempt from wearing face masks at work and wasn't "unnecessarily combative" in enforcing its policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Flexible work options that suit one employee could cause issues for another, so it is critical for employers to set and then maintain expectations and boundaries, an HR specialist says.

The number one issue employers are facing is how to hire, retain and build technology talent, a Gartner leader says.

As employees return to workplaces, psychological safety is paramount, and getting it wrong will harm retention, creativity, and productivity, a mental health specialist says.

The fact an employee was unlikely to regain fitness for work did not entitle an employer to drop him "like a hot potato" after he ran out of paid leave, the Fair Work Commission has chided.

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