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An employer has lost its dispute over liability for a psychological injury, with a tribunal accepting workload issues and a lack of support were the cause, rather than stress resulting from the employee's physical health problems.

Despite its evidence of ongoing performance issues, an employer has failed to prove it didn't sack an employee for frequently taking unplanned personal leave.

The Fair Work Commission has cleared an employee to pursue a late general protections claim, criticising her employer for arguing she should have been able to file it on time despite experiencing health issues and ongoing FDV.

When employers are on notice of a behaviour issue affecting only a small percentage of employees, it's important not to dismiss it as a "benchmark" level, a workplace advisor says.

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An employer that was ordered to compensate a worker it sacked for refusing a breath test has failed to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that it was treated unfairly as a self-represented party.

The biggest deficit most workplaces are facing isn't related to talent, skills or productivity, but energy, a positive psychology expert says.

When teams have leaders who inspire and motivate them because they're leading themselves first, "every metric goes up in thriving", wellbeing and resilience specialists say.

Women in professional and leadership roles are about 25% more likely than men to report lower levels of work-related wellbeing, and they're less likely to feel they have a clear direction or vision for their careers, new research has found.

Executives' misplaced fears around liability are standing in the way of psychosocial safety management, while increasing "the far greater risks of inaction", experts warn.