An alcohol policy recommended for a harassment-prone workplace is part of a "comprehensive approach to work health and safety" that every employer could consider, a lawyer says.
Hiring someone to replace an older employee before he was ready to retire made him believe he was expendable, a court has ruled in upholding his discrimination claim.
The "extensive support" an employer provided outweighed any unfairness in its decision to demote an underperforming employee who was experiencing personal difficulties, a commission has found.
Employees' participation in employer-organised medical appointments should be "informed and empowered", a commission has ruled in compensating a worker for unfair dismissal.
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.
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