It was unreasonable to place an employee on a performance improvement plan while he was "loaded" with additional duties, but the unfair process wasn't bullying, a commission has ruled.
It's clear that organisations can't operate at peak performance at all times, but right now they can strive for sustainable performance, an expert says.
Emotional agility is the trait employers now need most in their employees and leaders, but most lack any means of measuring and developing it, a specialist says.
Many employees are turning to "productivity hacks" to better manage their workload and particularly emails, but these have minimal impact if the root causes of time-wasting are ignored, a productivity specialist says.
Sacking an employee without formal warning or a chance to respond was "no minor failing" on an employer's part, but the fact it "instructed, retrained, counselled and warned" him as issues arose made the dismissal fair.
An employee has failed to convince a tribunal that a conference call in which she tearfully spoke of her father's death led to her dismissal on the grounds of disability.
