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An employer must again defend dismissing a worker who said she would "take down" the company, after she won an appeal but then lost a dispute over what form the rehearing should take.

The big shift in employee experience this year will be a focus on enablement, to address the growing level of friction workers are reporting in their jobs, an EX specialist says.

An employer that took a "commendable" approach to dealing with an employee's workload concerns has successfully appealed against her compensation for a psychological injury.

Employees have lost some of their networking and relationship-building skills during the pandemic, but HR can help foster 'relational fitness' to get collaboration and knowledge sharing back on track, says a networking strategist.

An employee has been granted an extension of time to make a general protections claim, after the Fair Work Commission found his dismissal while on sick leave could have been prompted by his bullying complaint against a manager.

The Federal Circuit Court has imposed maximum fines on an employer and its director after finding they made "unmeritorious" claims against a general manager "solely" to avoid paying her entitlements.

Many claims for workplace psych injuries come within three months of change, but this period can become a 'starting point' for mitigating risks, a trauma prevention strategist says.

The full Federal Court has increased Employsure's fine for misleading and deceptive conduct to $3 million, ruling the earlier penalty didn't carry "sufficient sting".

Organisations that unlock the "growth combination" of data, tech, and people can expect to gain an 11% top-line productivity premium, and CHROs will play a critical role, according to new Accenture research.

An absent employee thought she had been dismissed when she received a payslip referring to "termination payments", but this was an error driven by the employer's "inflexible payroll system", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.