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New year's resolutions are prone to failure, but leaders can set employees up for success by laying the groundwork for next year's goals now.

Although 84% of employees want to keep their current flexible work arrangements, only one in five have the autonomy to choose what lies ahead, and this is set to create some major workplace trust issues, according to Atlassian work futurist Dom Price.

A report into bullying, s-xual harassment and abuse in parliamentary workplaces has identified drivers and made recommendations that have critical relevance for all workplaces, a lawyer says.

An employer played a "causal role" in a senior manager's death when it sent her for an unnecessary heart check as part of a "well-intentioned" but problematic health program, a coroner has ruled.

An employer could have at least tried to end its employment relationship with an "unreliable" worker on "some agreeable terms", instead of sacking him without any procedural fairness, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employee who accused his employer of "inhumane conduct" after it failed to offer him domestic violence leave then made his role redundant has lost his unfair dismissal claim.

In a ruling that serves as a warning for employers mandating COVID vaccinations, a commission has found an employer arguably failed to adequately explain why it refused an employee's lengthy exemption application.

An employer was likely entitled to mandate the COVID vaccination based on its risk assessment and the potential disruption an outbreak would cause, despite not being subject to public health orders, the Federal Court has ruled in interlocutory proceedings.

Despite being aware that remote employees feel they have to be "always on", many employers are struggling to correct this philosophy.

An employee who didn't report harassment to his employer could not claim its failure to take action caused him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.