The root of most business leaders' problems isn't a lack of effort, it's the unexamined "default settings" of their "mental operating system", an executive coach says.
Employees are becoming more "energised" to advocate for their workplace rights and the Fair Work Commission's first equal pay ruling has important lessons on preventing and defending these types of claims, a lawyer says.
A worker has failed to prove a written agreement with an employer was a "sham" designed to misrepresent their relationship, with the Fair Work Commission finding she was an independent contractor and therefore not "dismissed".
A manager who was accused of domestic violence towards a work colleague has failed to prove his "very ugly" out-of-hours texts to her didn't warrant his dismissal, despite the Fair Work Commission finding his employer's process was "defective".
Every employee is susceptible to imposter syndrome, but it's becoming more common in workplaces that don't nurture self-actualisation, a wellbeing coach says.
An employer has been ordered to resume an employee's workers' compensation payments, after a commission found that requiring her to return to work with a bully colleague aggravated her psychological injury.
The Fair Work Commission has accepted a female employee was paid less than her male colleagues performing the same work, in its first ruling involving an application for equal pay under the FW Act.
It was "extremely unfair" for an employer to rely on historical – and resolved – performance issues when dismissing an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him maximum compensation.
One of the most common challenges leaders face is how to approach someone they are concerned about at work, and there are five steps to building "conversation competence", according to a specialist in the field.
The Fair Work Commission has expressed "genuine concern" that an employee would continue to be bullied if it didn't make interim orders halting a disciplinary process.
This webinar will unpack key developments in employment law, and how to prepare for the workplace matters most likely to impact HR practitioners during 2026.
