An angry phone call from a client made an employee feel like he was "under attack", and significantly contributed to his psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
Workplaces and work practices that cater for cognitive difference benefit everyone, according to an occupational therapist who describes neurodiversity as "one of the great untapped sources of innovation in the workforce".
After claiming there was "nothing it could have done" to prevent a manager from s-xually harassing a younger colleague, an employer has been found vicariously liable for his behaviour.
Failing to properly consider whether an injured employee could perform modified duties has undermined an employer's defence to her psychological injury claim.
Occupational violence and aggression is now the fastest-growing mechanism of psychological injury, and it's a problem affecting an increasingly broader spectrum of workplaces, a specialist warns.
Psychosocial safety is not just about focusing on risks and hazards. This HR Daily Premium webcast will share a framework that incorporates building the positive aspects of work at the individual, teams and organisational levels, to create and maintain mentally healthy workplaces.
Placing a collection of rubber ducks and a pentagram on a coworker's desk may have been unwise, but it wasn't malicious, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.
A court has thrown out a novel adverse action claim, in which an employee argued he was refused a job on the basis of a physical disability, while also denying that he had such a disability.
The Federal Court has rejected both the "bland explanation" an employee received for his dismissal and his employer's later argument that he was underperforming, finding instead that he was sacked for exercising a workplace right.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.