An employer has failed to prove it took reasonable disciplinary action against an employee facing sexual harassment allegations, and that it wasn't liable for his resulting psychological injury.
An employee's successful discrimination claim is likely the start of a new body of case law that will consider how unconscious bias affects workplace decision-making, a lawyer warns.
After reviewing staff capacities to help people work "at their highest agency", an employer has found 26% of its extended leadership team's work could be simplified.
Three months was a "reasonable" amount of time to wait and see if an employee recovered from a psychological injury so he could return to work, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim.
Regulatory pressure and public scrutiny of the way organisations manage their people data has never been greater. Watch this webcast to understand the crucial elements of a data breach risk management and response plan.
The Federal Court has increased an employee's damages for age discrimination from $20k to $90k, and added an order for economic loss, after finding he had suffered "considerable loss of amenity of life".
The "bamboo ceiling" is alive and well in many organisations across Australia, and one way to break through it is for employers to build their cultural intelligence or "CQ", an inclusion leader says.
An employee's comments to a colleague "under the guise of humour" went "far beyond simply swearing" and amounted to s-xual harassment, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who claimed he was screamed at and bullied by managers has lost his constructive dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission ruling that his resignation was an "overreaction" to the circumstances.
A director who became "erratic and abusive" after a workplace relationship broke down has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding the employer exhausted all other avenues before making its decision.
This webinar will unpack key developments in employment law, and how to prepare for the workplace matters most likely to impact HR practitioners during 2026.
