Organisations often have a '1950s notion' of curiosity, a workplace researcher says, but the trait is actually more important than ever for leaders and teams alike.
A manager with post-traumatic stress disorder has accused an employer of having "no care factor", claiming that with the right support and adjustments, she could have returned to work.
As awareness of burnout increases, it's clear there's also a wave of 'compassion fatigue' overcoming employees who have caring responsibilities, says a psychologist.
Simple email communications can wield enormous power in helping to prevent and defend disputes involving absent workers, according to an employment lawyer.
An employer has failed to prove it shouldn't have to pay redundancy entitlements to workers who moved to a new labour supplier at the same site after a contract changed hands.
An employee let his family circumstances cloud his judgement of an employer's return-to-work requests, seeing them as "pushy and unwelcome" when in fact they were reasonably "firm", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employers can pull three levers to address their talent shortages, but in today's tight labour market, many are using the wrong one, a strategist says.
An employee with ADHD has claimed a disciplinary meeting was so distressing she had to walk out, with the Fair Work Commission accepting this wasn't a resignation.
An employer has crafted its "workplace of the future", weaving its cultural pillars into the design to attract employees to the office as hybrid work becomes the new norm, its people leader says.
The Fair Work Commission has expressed disbelief after an employee was sacked for pretending to knee a colleague in the groin, and ordered his reinstatement with continuity of service and backpay.
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