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An employee's psychological injury was caused by real work events rather than "pure delusion", a commission has upheld in dismissing an employer's appeal.

Employees shouldn't feel pressure to perform the same duties and meet their previous expectations upon returning to work after burnout, according to a psychologist who warns that "re-traumatisation" is a very real risk.

An HR director denied an employee the opportunity to discuss her disabilities and fitness for work because she'd already "made up her mind" to demote her, a tribunal has found.

Vicarious trauma has become a hot topic in recent years, but many employers continue to underestimate their exposure and rely on controls that don't go far enough, according to a mental health expert.

Organisations making urgent lay-offs must still comply with their consultation requirements, the Fair Work Commission has highlighted, in rejecting that an employer had no time to consult before making a role redundant.

Some major themes are developing in the enterprise bargaining space, with serious implications for a growing number of employers, new data shows.

An employer took appropriate steps to ensure an unwell employee was "sound of mind" before accepting his resignation, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found in upholding its constructive dismissal appeal.

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The case of an employee who denied his messages about "love" to a colleague had any s-xual element raises broader issues for HR around communication and intent across different work cohorts, a conflict specialist says.

In appealing an unfair dismissal ruling, an employer has unsuccessfully argued that prohibiting an employee from working after she resigned was a "reasonable operational decision".