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An employee who was sacked for being unable to perform her role, despite being willing to attend an independent medical examination, has failed to prove she was unfairly dismissed.

The Federal Circuit Court has revoked an order suppressing publicity of a CEO's alleged s-x discrimination, finding no evidence the distraction would harm his defence.

HR professionals are 'passing the buck' to managers in some key areas where they could instead be developing trust and driving business growth, research shows.

An employer's communication with an employee after an upsetting meeting wasn't "perfect", but it proved she wasn't dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employees are looking for an "antidote" to what they've been through during the pandemic, but are tired of being asked "how are you?", a wellbeing specialist says.

An employer must apologise and pay a former employee $50k in damages after a court found he was frequently called a "black c-nt" at work, damaging his mental health.

Technology is driving some fundamental shifts in traditionally people-driven HR processes, and employers have to be mindful of not getting caught by the "inertia" that could land them in trouble down the line, says an expert.

A manager treated his common law duties to his employer with contempt, embroiling subordinates and third parties in his "brazen" misappropriation of stock and money, a court has ruled.

As organisations review their remuneration policies for a future of hybrid work, a culture change expert warns that linking pay to location can open the doors to discrimination.

An employee sacked for misconduct has won a rehearing of her adverse action claim, with a court accepting her employer might have included workplace complaints among the "behavioural issues" it considered when dismissing her.