An employer was under no obligation to give an employee time to "become comfortable" with the idea of getting a COVID vaccination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The amount of effort that leaders invest in relationships now will determine how well their teams perform, but they must "make a conscious decision around creating time and space", says a leadership expert.
An employee whose attitude "spiralled downwards" after she became concerned about a co-worker's criminal history has failed to prove she was unfairly sacked for misconduct.
The pandemic has exacerbated the severity of family and domestic vi-lence situations, but two common myths are holding employers back from providing appropriate support, according to a lawyer.
It was not just "clumsy or unprofessional" but also unreasonable to suspend an employee "out of the blue", a tribunal has found in awarding compensation for a psychological injury.
It's a myth that workplace wellbeing can't be measured, but determining appropriate metrics requires assessing both leading and lagging indicators, a wellbeing specialist says.
An employee who set out to cause marital problems for his manager deserved to be sacked, but he was denied procedural fairness, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Legal exemptions are allowing employers in gender-imbalanced industries to breach discrimination laws so they can build up their female talent pipelines.
An employer's decision to dismiss serious workplace bullying allegations without interviewing the complainant was "shocking and negligent", but didn't amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer that stopped a pregnant employee's sick leave payments after she failed to meet a vaccination deadline acted lawfully, the Fair Work Commission has found.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
