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After sacking an employee for a code of conduct breach involving a consensual s-xual interaction, an employer has successfully appealed against orders to reinstate and compensate him.

Remote-first workplaces are more viable than hybrid, but employers can't take a "half-hearted" approach to the policy, a workplace commentator says.

Employers have two critical lessons to take away from the operation of the Fair Work Commission's stop-s-xual harassment jurisdiction so far, an employment lawyer says.

A volunteer program is helping an employer to realign its organisational and employee values and reconnect teams in the new world of work.

An employee who was disgruntled about his employer's COVID vaccination directions was fairly sacked after intimidating and harassing his colleagues.

As employees become increasingly litigious, adverse action claims show no signs of slowing down. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to ensure your knowledge of case law and risk mitigation tactics is up to date.

An employee has failed to prove that he was threatened with performance management and a role transfer because of his work-related injury, with a tribunal finding managers were just giving him "helpful suggestions".

Nudging employees on their wellbeing journey by embedding prompts into their workflow helps convert awareness into action, says a wellbeing and engagement specialist.

It was unfair to deny a long-serving employee the opportunity to respond to his potential dismissal, despite his incapacity to return to work, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Until now 'flexible' work has largely been limited by boundaries and parameters, but leading employers are replacing their policies with frameworks as they shift family-friendly practices up a gear.