The use of driving metaphors in the workplace can help employees to take control of their "wheel" and become more emotionally resilient, an expert says.
An employer must pay an employee nearly $40k in compensation for unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission found it sacked him via email and then invited him to "re-apply" for his role.
An employer's frustration with an employee's poor attitude and performance was understandable, but its procedural deficiencies made her dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer's failed attempt to appeal a reinstatement order holds two key lessons for others in the "tricky" position of determining whether workers can safely perform the requirements of their role, a lawyer says.
Employees need vulnerable, empathetic leaders who will both support and challenge them, according to the authors of a new "toolkit" for nurturing people, and unlocking their potential, in turbulent times.
An employee who alleged he was bullied and harassed at work has won his psychological injury claim, with a commission finding that as long as the events were "real" it did not matter that his perception of them was flawed.
As an increasing number of organisations trial and adopt four-day working weeks, there are clear signs employers should take a staged approach, and that failing to tailor their offering is "a pathway to disaster".
An employee who made "sarcastic" comments about a colleague after she disclosed being s-xually harassed at work has won his unfair dismissal claim, due to his employer's "significant" procedural errors.
The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.
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