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The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employee's attempts to portray an HR manager as a 'puppet master' who would go to any lengths to ensure his dismissal.

An employer has upped the ante on diversity and inclusion by sponsoring this weekend's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, with the majority of its workforce set to march in the parade.

A tribunal has rejected an employee's claims that his former employer's HR department was sufficiently competent to run its defence in unfair dismissal proceedings, and allowed it to be legally represented.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that he shouldn't have been dismissed for sending a photo of himself to a female colleague, after she specifically asked him not to.

HR leaders have a vital role to play in minimising the inevitable disruption that occurs during a senior leadership transition, an expert says.

Large employers should be increasingly concerned with how their brands compare to the energetic image of start-ups, a branding specialist says.

An employer has failed, on appeal, to establish it had reasonable business grounds to refuse an employee's flexible work request.

An employer could have prevented two unfair dismissal claims by resetting its workplace culture and reinforcing the line between banter and bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found.

HR professionals must move beyond a "quick fix", risk-based approach to wellbeing and address the systemic factors that influence employee health, an HR academic says.