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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.

An employee who was repeatedly underpaid – or not paid at all – had no option but to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Because what "improving my wellbeing" looks like will vary between employees, it's important to give them choice, and not make distinctions between work and home, according to a chief people officer.

The Fair Work Commission has chastised a long-serving employee for creating a "false and misleading story" to explain his workplace actions, finding his dismissal for serious misconduct was "wholly justified".

Strong relationships and clarity of purpose are the two biggest factors in creating a high-performing team, a leadership and performance expert says.

An employee "blatantly" lied to his employer when he said he wasn't recording their meetings, the Fair Work Commission has found, ruling this post-dismissal discovery foiled his case.

Transforming the way employees perceive feedback has helped an employer dramatically improve its net promoter score.

A manager's "performance discussion" with an employee was actually an "unsatisfactory exchange of views conducted in a cursory and excited manner", the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.