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The need for disruption strategies has never been clearer, with organisations' reliability determined by whether they sink or swim in a crisis, Australian academics say.

A manager who produced an "offensive" and factually incorrect template letter when her employer enquired about her coronavirus vaccination status was unfairly sacked due to procedural deficiencies.

At the same time as they drive diversity throughout their organisations, HR teams have work to do in addressing gender norms that undermine their own authority, Australian researchers suggest.

An employee has failed to prove he was unfairly sacked for his out-of-hours assault of a subordinate, with whom he was having an affair, after arguing it didn't impact his work performance.

Four leading companies have established "golden rituals" that not only streamline team-based projects, but improve their workplace cultures, a collaboration specialist says.

An employer's justification for performance managing an employee was clouded by its belief that she was causing workplace disputes, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings.

"Gifting" employees with coaching from day one instead of using it reactively is alleviating some key "pain points" for employers, an expert says.

A manager has failed to prove that numerous instances of physical contact with his subordinate occurred in the context of a "supportive and caring" employment relationship.

An employer has failed to prove a team restructure and an employee's subsequent redundancy weren't motivated by his numerous workplace complaints.

A fintech company experiencing "hyper growth" is already refreshing its relatively new EVP, to more effectively lure talent and retain its new starters, its people leader says.