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Not enough organisations are addressing the fact that when employees are prone to distraction, they tend to work on what's easiest rather than what's most valuable, a performance and productivity authority says.

A commission has rejected that an employer's disciplinary process was reasonable, finding it took the "drastic" step of suspending a manager before adequately investigating the misconduct allegations against him.

The faults in an employer's disciplinary process were "not mere blemishes" but rather "substantial flaws that rendered the process unfair", the Fair Work Commission has found.

HR can help to level the playing field between quiet achievers who are easily overlooked, and over-confident leaders who are prone to exaggeration, a culture and leadership specialist says.

An employee's requested flexible working arrangement was completely misaligned with peak demand for the work she performed, the Fair Work Commission has accepted.

If leaders can't separate their self-worth from their work, employers' efforts to mitigate burnout risks are likely to struggle, a performance expert warns.

An employee's aggressive and threatening response to being called a "c-nt" warranted his dismissal, but mitigating factors made the decision harsh, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Data suggesting Australia's workforce now comprises a record-high proportion of high-potential employees isn't quite cause for celebration, a strategic HR advisor says.

A P&C leader's heavy reliance on a manager's dismissal recommendation, without independently verifying her concerns, has undermined an employer's defence of an adverse action claim.

A manager's s-xualised comments at work were "clearly misplaced attempts at banter" rather than serious misconduct, but overall his behaviour justified his dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.