After encouraging "slow weeks" once a quarter to prevent burnout early in the pandemic, an employer now uses them for valuable L&D time and says they actually improve employees' output.
An employee's flexible work arrangements placed an "unfair burden" on his colleagues, meaning it was open to his employer to limit his remote working to one day per week, a commission has ruled.
Adding a mental health officer to an organisation's c-suite is a fast and effective path to integrating wellbeing initiatives and building a psychologically safe environment, a psychologist says.
Leaders must regularly make time to step back from their daily work to discern where they need to stop pushing, and where they should persevere, according to a change consultant.
An employee who was allegedly accused of having a "dry face", being unengaging and lacking charm has won compensation for a psychological injury, after a tribunal rejected her employer's "reasonable counselling action" defence.
A worker has failed to prove she was bullied by a manager who didn't respond to her lengthy "feedback" email, cancelled her shifts, and then stopped offering her more work.
An "adversarial" employee has won stop-bullying orders, while also being subject to orders herself, with the Fair Work Commission finding she was marginalised and ignored after returning from sick leave.
BHP has changed direction on some former priorities to improve its employee experience, after strengthening feedback loops and tuning in to moments that matter.
Onsite employees are feeling less connected than both hybrid and remote workers, according to new research that calls on employers to think differently about returning to workspaces.
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.
