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New research has named the top employers for 'giving' and the practices they're opting for. Also in this article: a major wellbeing study highlights some positive impacts of the pandemic; and working parents are feeling especially unsupported and disconnected from work.

A senior manager who suffered a mental breakdown has successfully claimed his "brutal" dismissal was adverse action, resulting in more than $5.2 million in damages and fines.

Research is painting a dire picture of employees' mental health, despite the extra efforts employers claim to be making. Also in this article, how an employee newsletter became a support network during the pandemic, and where workplace mental health programs are headed next.

More than half of leaders were experiencing burnout before the pandemic, but 84% are now at risk after a "tsunami of uncertainty" has left them feeling more drained than ever.

Employers' policies for ensuring the safety of vulnerable workers during the pandemic must be flexible and fluid to account for ever-changing recommendations, a lawyer says in the wake of a high-profile discrimination claim.

Employees' productivity and wellbeing has improved in many organisations during remote work, but leaders are overestimating by how much, new research suggests.

Employers now grappling with how to entice employees back to workplaces must first answer one critical question, an engagement specialist says.

Employers can actively support workers to develop healthier sleeping patterns – with flow-on effects to safety, wellbeing and productivity – using some simple tools, an expert says.