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Striving for perfection can have dire consequences for employees' mental health and productivity, but there's an alternative approach, a performance specialist says.

An employer has successfully defended sacking a worker who violated its safety policies, despite its earlier "lax approach" to enforcement.

An appeal tribunal has found an employee was unfairly dismissed for taking an overseas holiday while absent from work on sick leave.

Proposed discrimination legislation would impact codes of conduct at Australia's large employers. Also in this article: an employer's $7m classification mistake; voluntary mental health disclosures; and more.

Pay on-demand platforms are gaining traction as a tool to nurture employees' financial wellbeing and prevent financial stress from impacting the workplace.

An employee who was denied compensation for a bullying-related injury on the grounds she made deliberately false representations about her mental health has been cleared to appeal the decision.

Work is one of the biggest concerns for people affected by cancer, but employers can help alleviate it by providing appropriate support.

Despite benefits to collaboration and organisational performance, teamwork can also have a negative impact on employee wellbeing, research shows.