An employee's "heat of the moment" expression about a colleague wasn't a threat of violence and didn't deserve sacking, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The transformational model of leadership that has worked in the past might become irrelevant as organisations adopt new ways of working, an academic says.
The Federal Circuit Court has rejected that an employer 'concocted' an employee's redundancy after she complained about bullying and "dark and damaging" workplace behaviours.
An employee who refused to participate in an on-call roster, due to concerns it was negatively affecting his mental wellbeing, breached his contract and was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
It was unreasonable to expect an organisation to create a "special position" for an employee suffering workplace stress, a court has ruled in dismissing his negligence claim.
The talent leader who 'rewrote Netflix's playbook' says her approach focused on experimentation, and building high levels of trust between HR and employees.
In a case that illustrates the challenges of shifting a culture where inappropriate behaviour is considered normal, an employer with "a considerable way to go" has defended an unfair dismissal claim because its actions were "consistent with a reforming workplace".
As employers put more effort into preventing workplace s-xual harassment, they are being warned to expect statistics to get worse before they get better.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
