Subjecting an employee to a four-year disciplinary process, and expecting him to respond to allegations dating back to 2015, wasn't unfair or unreasonable, a commission has ruled.
A culture of endless striving without periods of consolidation is one of the two root causes of today's exhausted and ineffective workforce, a leadership specialist says.
A transgender employee has successfully claimed his employer discriminated against him, after it stored his former name and allowed it to be disclosed during internal recruitment processes.
This HR Daily Premium webcast will review some of the most important unfair dismissal claims from 2026, analysing how they were assessed by the Fair Work Commission, and what each ruling means for employers' risk mitigation strategies.
Even if a senior manager objected to a proposed secondment, he wasn't exercising a workplace complaint or enquiry, so his dismissal wasn't unlawful adverse action, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
An employer has failed to overturn a reinstatement order for an employee sacked for a positive cannabis test, with a Fair Work Commission full bench rejecting that the ruling cast doubt on the validity of workplace D&A policies more broadly.
Requiring an employee to adhere to her performance improvement plan "to the letter" was "so lacking in fairness and flexibility" that it wasn't objectively reasonable, a commission has ruled in psychological injury proceedings.
There's often a "considerable" window during which stressed employees can get help and avoid burnout, but many experience warning signs without recognising them, a holistic health specialist warns.
A tribunal has criticised an employer's "combative" response to an employee's workplace adjustment request, upholding his discrimination claim and flagging a potential $900k compensation order.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
After years of legislative and regulatory changes, employers' key compliance challenges continue to shift and evolve. Attend this webinar to catch up on recent developments and their HR implications, preparing you and your organisation for what lies ahead.
