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The Fair Work Commission has ordered reinstatement after finding an employer's tendency to "inflate the gravity and seriousness" of a worker's misconduct led to a harsh dismissal.

A 60-year-old employee sacked because he could no longer perform the inherent requirements of his role was not unfairly dismissed, despite arguing HR defamed him, a commission has found.

Boards now expect a three-to-four-year process for internal CEO succession planning, with HR playing a vital role communicating with key players, developing relationships, and ensuring granular clarity around goals and expectations.

An employer effectively forced a poor-performer to resign but it didn't unfairly sack him; rather, it was trying to give him a "dignified exit", the Fair Work Commission has found.

In a new decision under the Fair Work Act's powers to order sexual harassment to stop, a Deputy President has examined when harassment will be deemed to have occurred "at work".

An employee has won $432k in damages after an appeal court ruled his employer was liable for a co-worker's drunken behaviour.

The causes and symptoms of burnout are now better understood, but employers are yet to catch up with addressing some of its more serious physical health impacts, a clinical and academic neurologist says.

An employee accused of bullying her manager has failed to prove her proposed disciplinary action was unwarranted.

It's possible for managers to listen to employees' problems without taking responsibility for solving them, but many instead opt for EAP referrals, with some unwanted consequences.

An employer's flawed approach to managing misbehaviour contributed to an employee's "defiant protestation and lack of cooperation", the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.