The seriousness with which regulators are taking psychosocial hazards means employers should expect any bullying complaint to be investigated, regardless of whether an injury has been sustained, a safety expert says.
An employee's stop-bullying application contained some "frivolous and vexatious elements", but his allegations about an HR business partner were "highly offensive, indefensible and damaging", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Although a workplace had "clear" interpersonal conflict issues, an employer didn't facilitate a toxic environment that forced a manager to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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An employer could have prevented its employee's removal from a site, and his subsequent unfair dismissal, if it had proactively addressed the performance and attendance issues its client raised, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Leaders who have undertaken mindset training, like the types traditionally used in elite sports, are reporting better wellbeing and performance, and gaining an extra four hours per week on average, research shows.
It was "unrealistic" for an employee to believe he could return to work without attending an independent medical examination, given the employer's "serious" concerns about his mental health, a tribunal has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim.
A role that maintained an employee's salary and seniority was an "acceptable" redeployment offer, even if she viewed it as a "step backwards" in her career, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Failing to properly notify an employee about the outcome of his misconduct investigation was "highly irregular and troubling", but the employer's deficiencies didn't force him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Despite initially offering voluntary redundancy as an option, an employer wasn't required to pay out a worker when it had acceptable redeployment alternatives available, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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