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A team leader took unlawful adverse action against an employee who made "repetitious" and "increasingly disruptive" workplace complaints, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.

It was unfair to dismiss an injured employee "out of the blue", despite her two-year absence and inability to work, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employer has unsuccessfully sought to remove two senior HR leaders from an employee's general protections claim, which it is defending by arguing their actions were "consistent with ordinary HR inefficiency", rather than unlawful.

Leading employers view workforce resilience through a broader lens than most, according to a human capital expert who highlights five critical areas.

In the first decision dealing with its time-based power to dismiss s-xual harassment disputes, the Fair Work Commission has ruled only some parts of an employee's application can proceed.

Employees with caring responsibilities face higher risks of emotional exhaustion when working from home, but having more control over their own schedules helps to alleviate it, new research suggests.

It wasn't unreasonable for an "insulted and incensed" colleague to refuse to speak to an employee, a commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings.

The prevalence of financial stress and its capacity to heighten various workplace psychosocial risks warrants a more proactive approach from employers, an educator says.

Dismissal wasn't a disproportionate response to an employee's use of work emails, given she'd received numerous warnings about her inappropriate messages, a commission has found.

All employers should consider putting in place a WSH prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction. Watch this webcast to understand how these plans benefit all organisations.