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It was "highly inappropriate" for an employee to secretly record a meeting about remarks he had made threatening his employer's reputation, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A significant divide between employees' and CEOs' perceptions of workplace mental health support suggests employers must do more to communicate their benefits, a global people leader says.

An employee has failed to prove a colleague concocted a "malicious lie" about a single workplace incident so she could have his job, with the Fair Work Commission finding his serious misconduct dismissal was fair.

Employees can face a myriad of stressors daily, but incorporating "micro recoveries" into their work practices helps to boost their ability to respond, according to a performance consultant.

Assessing the potential risks that whistleblowers face in their organisation requires HR leaders to take a "really broad" view, a workplace lawyer stresses.

Two workers found by the High Court to be independent contractors have failed to prove they should nonetheless be classified as "employees" for superannuation purposes.

A job applicant's numerous disabilities would not have reduced her ability to perform the inherent requirements of a role, a tribunal has found in upholding her unlawful discrimination claim.

Automated decision-making systems carry a risk of algorithmic bias and inadvertent discrimination, but according to new research, switched-on employers can use those same systems to "strongly complement neurodiversity initiatives".

An employee called into "meetings upon meetings" about two workplace incidents, despite the fact she had already provided statements and received a final warning, has won her psychological injury claim.

The Federal Government's recently proposed privacy reforms will "largely eviscerate the employee records exemption" and put HR practices under a microscope, a lawyer says.