A court has rejected that a date error in an employee's resignation rendered it invalid, while granting an employer an injunction restraining him from working for a potential competitor.
The Fair Work Commission has questioned an employer's lack of insight into its contingent workforce, while stressing an obligation to redeploy redundant labour hire workers to its new project prior to engaging others.
An employee was dismissed for effectively advertising her own job on LinkedIn, not because she had bipolar disorder and made bullying complaints, a court has ruled.
An employee who blamed his psychological condition on a transfer knockback, punitive performance management and a written warning was not treated unfairly, a tribunal has found.
Leading employers are "at the cusp" of a new approach to remuneration, where employees are paid based on their skills and contribution to projects, rather than their formal role, an HR thought leader says.
An employer's decision to dismiss two employees over past conduct that had been addressed and not repeated was "plainly untenable and indefensible", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer's belief that an employee should have been coping better with a former colleague's death showed an "old world (and dangerous) view of male stoicism", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering compensation for his unfair dismissal.
Employers should be on notice that restraint of trade disputes are likely to rise this year, with a lawyer warning that exiting employees need firm reminders about their post-employment obligations.
Employers still have "much work to do" in ensuring women have the "same voice" as men in the workplace, according to an HR director at the forefront of championing diversity, equality and inclusion.
This webinar will unpack key developments in employment law, and how to prepare for the workplace matters most likely to impact HR practitioners during 2026.
