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Sacking an employee for failing to disclose a "very serious injury" did not cause his "downhill spiral" into dr-g use, a tribunal has ruled in a workers' compensation dispute.

Evidence-based workforce planning is always important, but particularly so when 10-year project timelines call for precise talent strategies, an HR leader says.

In a ruling that highlights the need for detailed evidence to justify dismissal decisions, the Fair Work Commission has found an employer might have avoided liability for an adverse action claim if it had proven its restructure was necessary.

Understanding how psychosocial hazards interact is fast becoming a cornerstone of effective risk management, yet many employers still treat them as isolated issues.

Inconsistencies between an employee's requested flexible work arrangement and an enterprise agreement didn't constitute a "reasonable business ground" that justified the employer's refusal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

When an employee's "defensive" actions during a workplace investigation prompted a client to request her removal from its site, her employer had no choice but to dismiss her, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A "clunky, hybrid form of performance management" that aimed to "go easy" on a long-serving employee has backfired, with a commission overturning an employer's disciplinary decision.

Candidates who don't plan to stay with an organisation long-term can still be worth their weight in gold, according to a head of talent who is seeing people put corporate careers on hold to share their expertise.

Dismissing an employee for misconduct wasn't a "retaliatory response" to his workplace complaints, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Cross-functional role rotations are most often utilised to develop junior talent, but their benefits make them worth considering for senior leaders, an HR specialist says.