An employer has failed to prove a psychological injury arose from reasonable management action, even though the supervisor in question was unaware of his impact on an employee.
A report on serious incidents in Parliament House recommends training all staff on workplace respect, among other steps. Also in this article, how #MeToo has impacted mentoring.
The past year has seen employers evolve their approaches to flexibility in impressive ways, but where are we now? A workplace expert discusses progress, next steps and stumbling blocks.
Model WHS Regulations will be amended to address psychological health, ministers have agreed. Also in this article, why employers must consider how they will handle the looming super increase, and more.
An employee's "heat of the moment" expression about a colleague wasn't a threat of violence and didn't deserve sacking, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was unreasonable to expect an organisation to create a "special position" for an employee suffering workplace stress, a court has ruled in dismissing his negligence claim.
A court has upheld a finding that an employer didn't discriminate against an employee who claimed to have a rash that caused him to "unconsciously" scratch his pelvic region.
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.
