An employer has defended sacking a manager for being "out of his depth" when it came to implementing procedures, training subordinates and generally connecting with colleagues.
An employer's immediate and "considerate" response to an employee's workload complaints didn't mitigate the fact it asked "too much" of her over an extended period, making it liable for her psychological injury.
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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.
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