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A recent ruling has highlighted ongoing difficulties in determining employee/contractor disputes, despite the High Court's clarification earlier this year.

A constructive dismissal claim has highlighted failings in an employer's approach to managing a "simmering" conflict between competitive co-workers.

Many employers now think a four-day week will help them win the talent war, but a transformation specialist warns this concept is only conditionally appealing.

An employee who admitted being late to work every day for four years has failed to prove she was dismissed because she had threatened to bring "the largest s-xual harassment case in Australian history".

In many organisations today, executives are struggling, senior talent pipelines are running dry and leadership transitions are failing. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key areas where HR can make a difference.

An employer should have considered performance management or a "significantly clear warning" after an experienced employee breached its policies, instead of moving straight to termination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering her reinstatement.

Workplace administration roles have changed enormously during the pandemic, and some troubling misalignments on expectations are now emerging on several fronts.

An employer had valid reasons to sack an employee who couldn't maintain constructive workplace relationships, but it unfairly failed to warn him his employment was at risk, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding compensation.

Organisations with strong diversity training programs achieve not only higher levels of inclusion and wellbeing, but also greater productivity, an Australian academic says.

As more organisations introduce 'life leave', one such employer's people leader says it is the "bare minimum" workplaces can do to support employees.