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The FWC's first multi-employer bargaining decision reinforces that the new framework will be relevant to "pretty much every employer in the country", according to a workplace lawyer.

It was unfair of an employer not to inform a worker that it was reducing its casual headcount, and that rejecting a permanent conversion offer put his job at risk, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employer has failed to prove it fairly sacked an employee for exposing a female colleague to explicit images, despite the Fair Work Commission accepting there was a "culture of inappropriate activity" among workers.

The need for "future fitness" in organisations has never been more urgent, and according to a global change expert, the right "tech stack" is futile without the right "people stack".

It was up to an employee, not his employer, to prove he acted in self-defence during a "violent" out-of-hours altercation, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled in overturning an unfair dismissal ruling.

When conducted well, organisational redesigns motivate people and drive substantial value, but too often, they're undertaken for the wrong reasons, change experts say.

A manager's "offensive" comments about an employee's weight and facial piercings were ignorant and insensitive, but didn't force her to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employee who failed to attend work for three weeks because he'd been remanded in custody has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding he abandoned his employment.

An employee who did not seek psychological treatment for a workplace sexual assault until more than two years after the incident has lost her workers' compensation claim.

What constitutes 'reasonable hours' remains undefined in workplace legislation, but a rise in litigation, alongside changing expectations, mean it's an area requiring more attention, a lawyer says.