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New research reveals which levers employers can pull to encourage their workforce to get vaccinated. Also in this article, news on virtual team building and sham contracting.

An employee who claimed he was left to "drift into irremediable psychological illness" after he made a workers' compensation claim has failed to prove he was unlawfully dismissed.

When workplaces help employees build good sleep habits, there's major flow-on effects to the rest of their health and wellbeing, a specialist says.

In best-practice responses to workplace s-xual harassment, all parties are empowered, but non-disclosure agreements prioritise the victim's wishes, a new report says.

An HR manager's response to an employee's coworker concerns was appropriate, and the employer wasn't liable for an incident and its aggravation of pre-existing conditions, a court has ruled.

Some misconceptions about discrimination legislation are holding employers back from mandating COVID vaccinations, a barrister says.

HR is now coping worse than during the peak of the pandemic, reporting falls in some important wellbeing metrics, research shows.

An employee has failed on appeal to prove she was "badgered, bullied and mobbed" by colleagues while her performance was under review, resulting in a psychiatric injury.

Many HR professionals don't "bet on themselves", but making a mental shift around their choices and autonomy can reinvigorate love for their roles, a thought leader says.

Mandating the flu vaccination was a "comfort" a large employer could rely upon to defend itself against potential litigation, and was lawful and reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding an employee's dismissal.